There was ust one game left in the 2009 football season and that was the Fedex Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida at Landshark Stadium. Josh and I were able to make the trip. Usually Josh stays behind during the bowl season to run the events at Carver.
We departed January 4th late in the afternoon. The weather was good for flying. We flew through Atlanta from Moline. When we got to Atlanta Josh got a text from the people we were meeting there, we were staying at the Geaorgia Tech Team Hotel. The people we were meeting were at the hotel and they were giving the players a hard time.
We had another smooth flight into Ft Lauderdale. We arrived just before 11pm Eastern time. Then came the wait for the bags, it took almost an hour for our bags to get in. Yikes! We had a driver waiting on us too. When we finally got our bags and went to find our ride, the pickup area was nuts! Hawkeyes every where, people looking for their rides and taxis pissed off!
We got to the hotel after 12:30, we stayed at the Westin Diplomat in Hollywood. There was only one place open for supper, yes it was after midnight and we needed supper. The restuarant open was part of the hotel, it was a sports bar type. We come to find out there are not any other restuarants within a mile of the place. WE both got burgers and fries. The bar was full of Hawkeye fans. Drunk hawkeye fans! Some guy came up and asked to have some fries, I said sure, didn't want to cause a commotion, so he grabbed some fries and proceeded to dip them in my lettuce and onions, thinking they were ketchup. He decided to eat the onions with his fries. It was time to call it a night, so we went to the room and passed out.
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