Saturday, July 6

As we set out for the day our plan was to drive to Cleveland, go out to lunch, head to the 4 o'clock ball game where the Tigers were taking on the Indians, and then drive back to SJ hoping to arrive home before midnight. We arrived in Cleveland around 11:30 and ended up leaving Cleveland around 12:30...needless to say, we did not make it to the ball game. Some cities are just not made for RV parking, and this is one of them. We drove around quite a bit looking for what might work, then Jason visited the ticket office to see if they had any tips for us...they did not. Our internet research the night before did not offer much help either. So, we scratched the plans for the baseball game and decided we could easily make a weekend trip of that same experience with a lot less hassle. While much of Cleveland looked pretty rough and run down, there was a little district downtown that looked like it would be a good time...so we are going put that on the list of future weekend-long trips to make. As we were hitting the suburbs of Cleveland the kids spotted a sign for Buffalo Wild Wings...while we like to avoid chain restaurants as much as possible when we are on these road trips, sometimes the wings are just too much to resist. We enjoyed a nice lunch as we watched the Wimbledon doubles championship be won by the Bryan brothers. Jake's comment was, “this is the perfect 'last supper' for our summer trip”. The change in plans has us arriving home just before 6 pm, which works out well as we will be able to make it to a family dinner of steak, salad, corn on the cob and potatoes at mom and dad's where Matt, Shan and the boys will also be...so our summer 2013 family trip will end with a chance to catch up with our family back home, God is good and we certainly feel blessed.