June 26, 2009 - Zebulon, NC to Aberdeen, MD

Darn it! I left my cow suit in New York!


But we still ate at Chick-Fil-A.


What do you think he's doing today?


Welcome to Virginia!


Nothin' goin' on here...


No stopping, No standing, No stopping, No standing, No stopping, No standing, No stopping, No standing, No stopping, No standing, No stopping, No standing...


The Real Estate Agent Battlefield - it gets messy out there.


Crossing the Potomac


Hello Maryland!


Nice Bridge!


We're so glad to be here!


We thought about it and every Matt we know is actually a woman. (Hi Laz!)


And we just zipped right past the Bowie Baysox! Well, we've been here before.


It's like paella on a truck!


The Bridges of Charm City!




No, we're not going back to New York yet.


We had to go see Cal.


No, not THAT Cal!
This Cal! Hi Mr. Ripken!


We're OK with missing all you can eat crab night. Really OK.


Remember - Maryland is where they have a state crustacean. This is their shack.


We're here at Ripken Stadium to see the Aberdeen Ironbirds (single A for the Baltimore Orioles) play the Brooklyn Cyclones (single A for the New York Mets).


This man is wearing an Ironbird on his head.


Stephanie witnessed it up close.




Bye Iron Fan!


The cartoon version of an Ironbird


Uh oh...weather's coming!


Yup, weather's here.


Rain delay


Rain delay's over!


Play ball!


Tink, Ferrous and Raven


Ripcord and Stephanie


Ferrous and Stephanie




Bye Ferrous!


Deep fried oreos. Could this trip get any better?


Todd and Stephanie like Aberdeen!


K-counter


And the Cyclones win!


The tennis ball toss


NOTES:
- Kudos to Super-Navigator Stephanie, who did a great job getting us around rush-hour traffic in Richmond, DC and Baltimore!
- It's still hot and humid out. Thanks Roshan! We love you Roshan!

Charity of the day - ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease). http://als.net/mlb
We chose this today to honor the first iron man of baseball, Lou Gehrig, at the ballpark of Cal Ripken, the second iron man. Also, it's only 8 days until the 70th anniversary of Gehrig's famous luckiest man speech.

Music of the day - another double shot
- Tied for Last - www.myspace.com/tiedforlast
- The Saints of Pain - www.myspace.com/thesaintsofpainband
Both of these bands are favorites of ours and they are both playing in New York tonight. It's been a long time since we've seen them and we miss them.
Stephanie: cuddly metal rules!