June 4th, 1998

Thursday June 4th, 1998
No Game
Gas:

Baker, CA $9.45

Shafter, CA $7.00
Lodging:

Brian: Shafter

Aaron: Fresno

We began our morning with a huge breakfast. We walked over to Excalibur for an amazing all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet. June 4th is Brian's birthday, so my birthday gift to him was paying for his meal. If you know Brian, you probably know that a huge breakfast is probably one of the greatest gifts he could get (Happy 30th birthday Brian).

The rest of the trip was uneventful. We arrived into Shafter in the early afternoon. We were tired and ready to be home, but we had grown accustomed to life on the road, living out of a suitcase, driving, and enjoying each other's company.

I originally was going to spend the night and head home the next day, but the day was still young and I wanted to go home and see Christa and my family, so I left Shafter and finished the last 1 1/2 hours by myself. The crazy thing is that after all that driving, the worst driving I faced was on Highway 99 on the way home. Traffic was horrible and I almost got into an accident when a water cooler fell off the back of a pickup truck.

We had traveled 8660 miles, visited 17 baseball stadiums and seen a game in everyone (Amazingly we had no cancellations due to weather, which was close to happening in a few cities), had no car problems, got no speeding tickets, and had an amazing time together seeing this great country we live in.

Thanks for all who took the time to read and relive this trip. This trip could never have occurred without great support from family and friends and I thank you again, 10 years later, for all you did.
We now return you to your regular scheduled blogging.