With Day 1 in the books, we’re setting our sights on Green Bay this morning to do a tour of Lambeau Field, home of the Green Bay Packers. Tickets go on sale at 9 AM, but they’re first-come, first-serve, so we’re heading out early.
Spent the night in Manitowoc, WI — about 80 miles north of Milwaukee, 30 miles south of Green Bay. Super 8 motel beds aren’t the best, but we lucked out by getting a room with three double beds. We drove up following last night’s Milwaukee Brewers game against the Houston Astros at Miller Park.
The Astros jumped out to an early 1-0 lead, but a Ryan Braun RBI single and a Prince Fielder home run in the 5th propelled the Brewers to a 3-1 lead. John and I missed Russell Branyan’s 465-foot home run in the bottom of the 6th, as we were grabbing our last beers following Miller Park’s famous Sausage Race — must say though, I still prefer the Nationals’ Presidents Race, just because over-sized presidential caricatures are hilarious.
Final score: Brewers 4, Astros 1.
No baseball today: following the Lambeau tour, we’re heading west to Minneapolis for the night, stopping off in Eau Claire to briefly visit some of John’s family.
May the Midwest gluttony continue.
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