It was at this point where I finally rolled down my windows. My first destination in Florida was Sarasota, to see the Twins play the Orioles on the road.Īfter a rather boring trek through Iowa – my favorite sign being the Iowa information sign that just has a simple outline of the state and a big question mark in it (pronounced something like, “Iowa?!” as you wonder what the hell you are doing there) – I finally reached the Iowa/Missouri border. My plan was simple, split the drive in half, hopefully getting a good 12 hours of driving in, stopping somewhere around Nashville, then heading out early the next morning so I could reach my motel in the evening. The temperature was around freezing and only dropping… for those unfortunate enough to be stuck in Minnesota! Me on the other hand? I was heading towards the sunny beaches of Florida, where the highs were well in the 70s (even 80s!) and there was absolutely NO chance of snow. The weather in the Twins Cities is a weird blend of rain, snow, and just a painfully dull blast of grey. I began my trip at approximately 11:30 am, about a half-hour before my planned departure of Noon (Central Time). So let’s kick this thing off! We’ll start at the beginning… In fact, barring one accident holding things up in Kentucky (will cover that later), the roads were smooth and I had no delays! Luckily, I had great weather and had no issues with snow, rain, severe thunderstorms, fog, or plagues of locusts. That was my first challenge, to get from Minnesota to Florida in March. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, without going any further, may I introduce exhibit 1: But this blog entry is not going to focus on the baseball games and Floridian sun, it will be an all-encompassing entry of the road trip and day-to-day life of being a baseball fanatic.

The trip itself is 1,688 miles from my door-step to Hammond Stadium (the spring home of the Twins, and further point from my house).

If you did not mistakenly end up on my blog, then you know that I took a road trip from the Twin Cities (MN) to Florida this past month.

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