It wasn't hard waking up early in Omaha ... really didn't do much and got to bed at a very decent time . The rain stopped and we went down to the truck . Nobody asked us to pay for the truck parking so we didn't even though we knew they wanted $12 to park in their parking garage which we didn't fit into with an 11 ft high clearance needed to fit the U-Haul into anywhere . We parked in the employee lot so i guess no one paid notice :) obviously i am not going to complain even though i wouldn't be paying the bill at the end , still i am trying to keep it reasonable .
Same as yesterday the road to Denver is quite dull with some odd stops on the route , always looking for some good beef jerky at all our pit stops . Basically we stopped for breakfast at a Burger King at some rest stop that was a few miles off the highway then kept rolling only stopping for gas and munchies/pee breaks :P . I don't think we even stopped for lunch or maybe we did ... as i said the drive through Nebraska is long flat and really dull so it kinda wiped my memory . Regardless i was excited to go to Denver which was the next American city that i really wanted to visit after going to Texas this past summer . I have made plans to meet up with Edmond Phillipps who is the founder of the Jamaican National Hockey Team !!!! They were recently in Toronto scouting prospects for their national squad but we never met then so what better choice then to find him in his home town :)
We met up at a brewery called Joyride Brewery http://joyridebrewing.com/ , their beer was amazing ... i kept drinking their IPA and yes i drank quite a few . By the time Edmond showed up i already swallowed 2 pints and was asking if they had bigger glasses LOL ! seriously i did ask if they had a larger glass :) When Edmond showed up we spoke about the dreams of getting this Jamaican squad together and all the things they have to accomplish before qualifying to compete in World Championships . They are very confident that they will have an arena built soon and are looking for as much help as they can get ! If you are interested in reaching out to them to try out or to help out or just to contact them please like their page https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jamaican-Olympic-Ice-Hockey-Federation-JOIHF/214685205349004?fref=ts . I will write more about Edmond and his aspirations in future , at the moment i am trying to hook them up with as many of my national contacts too ... would be great to see a Morocco vs. Jamaica game wouldn't it :)
We didn't stay in a classy place in Denver but really it didn't matter as i got pretty drunk , i had 5 pints at Joyride then we all went to some other bar ... honestly i can't remember the name but we went to watch UFC and it was a sports bar with a tv's everywhere and good food . I had wings and a few more beers ... the fights sucked and we were all kinda buzzed and tired . Edmond it was great meeting you and it was one of the best nights i had on this road trip :) trust me when i say i want to come out there to skate with you next time .... i know you play since your equipment was mulching in your backseat LOL ! So we took an Uber cab to our Ramada hotel after eating drinking and having a good chat about Jamaican hockey , as i said it was nothing special ... just a place to stay .
This was the only stop where we woke up and actually stayed to do something else in the same city ! It was Sunday morning and Aston Villa was playing nice and early . Remember this was Mountain Time Zone so the game started at 630 am .... of course i had to go meet up with the Denver Villans , to be fair it was a long weekend so i understand the lack of Villans but it was still worth going out for breakfast at the 3 Lions Pub http://www.threelionsdenver.com/ where we were treated amazingly by the Baggies fan that served us LOL ! Mark is the chairman there and he was standing the whole game excited beyond belief as we all were with our 2-1 win over Hull . Peever's flag made it to Denver also :) hahaha! Right after the game we had to hit the road again ... today i drive off from Denver to Las Vegas wearing my Villa top with pride ! Thank you Denver ... can't wait to come back :P
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