Dallas, TX

7.19.2010

Today we had what was probably the easiest ride of the trip. We went from Ft. Worth to Dallas, along part of the route we had done the day before on our way to Arlington. We literally never left the city the entire ride, it was urban from point A to point B. I had fun listening to some of the southern boys talking about the “hood” we were riding through. Clearly these guys have never been to Camden.

I decided to make the day a little more interesting by trying my luck at the “No Unclipping Challenge” once again. Today actually might have been one of the hardest days to complete it, because every 100 yards we found ourselves at a red light. I was more successful this time, I’m getting a lot better at the track stand.

The whole day was like an extra day off. We got to our lodging really early, and we had no friendship visit today. All we could do was eat blueberries and watch movies. When we got around to dinner, though, there was an extra surprise. The ride along, Randy Stillinger, treated us not only to dinner but a round of Whirlyball. This game is possibly the coolest one ever invented. Imagine combining lacrosse with basketball with BUMPER CARS! You tool around in these custom bumper cars and try to fling a whiffle ball at a target on the back of a basketball backboard. The rounds are 10 minutes long, and whoever scores the most hits at the end wins. The best part is that the arena was rigged with a PA system, and you could go up in a viewing booth and serve as an announcer for the games. Instead of commentating, it turned mainly into busting on the person who was holding the ball at that moment, calling up inside jokes from earlier in the trip. It was such a sweet game, I’ll have to try to find one somewhere on the east coast.

Once we got back, Omar and I had some energy left over to beat Mike Hurvey and John Chinn in foosball. Word.