Take me out to a ball game.....

June 4 – Time to head north and leave Sharon and Bruce!  We had a super time with them, lots of laughs for sure!  We managed to leave the campground about 9:20, then immediately stopped to fuel the RV and the truck.  We had hoped we could hook up at the station but there really wasn’t a suitable spot that we could safely turn out and make the turn.  So I followed Bill to the highway and then I passed him and watched for a spot to pull over in.  We got hooked up but the angle of the truck wasn’t right and the wheel wouldn’t turn once it was in tow mode.  We got it straightened out along the highway!  A few miles down the road Bill found a locking pin in his pocket and had me pull over to put it in and I hadn’t put mine e in!  It was sitting on the dash, duh!!!!

Once we actually got going it wasn’t a bad drive to Kansas City.  We had tickets to see the Royals play the Red Sox and the stadium is on the edge of town and I had found a campground, Stadium RV Park, just a couple of miles from the stadium.  It’s OK for overnight but not the best place we’ve ever stayed, and not the worst!  It could use some maintenance.  There was a motorhome beside us and they were here for the game also.

Chiefs Stadium

We ate a late lunch once we arrived and I got on the computer while Bill washed the front of the RV.  Then we got our showers and relaxed a while til it was time to go.  It was a hop, skip and a jump to the stadium and parking was a breeze.  We arrived about 6 and the game was at 7:15.  The Chiefs stadium is back to back with the Royals.  They could never have games at both places at the same time due to parking!  They share the parking. 

Not a very big crowd at all.  The big thing

Royals Stadium

at the stadiums in KC is bbq!  That’s the big food item here and there are always in competition.  We learned that when we were here before.  I scouted out some places after we sat for an hour and ended up getting a pulled pork platter at Sweet Baby Ray’s.  I love that sauce.  My sides were mac and cheese (which shocked Bill as I never get it) and cole slaw.  The pork and the slaw were excellent and the mac was so so.  Bill had a taste of mine and when he couldn’t find the recommended hot dog stand he got the same thing.  For the price it was a good deal!

Game shot

The game was a bit slow, low scoring but there were a couple of good plays.  The Royals pitching was struggling.  We didn’t really care who won so we critiqued them all.  The Sox poured it on late in the game and won 8 – 3.

We got turned around going home since they send you out a different exit but we managed to eventually find our way back.  Tomorrow is about 175 miles, so that’s not bad!