Carolina Wins!

We really enjoyed our trip this weekend to Carolina. Mike woke up feeling really bad, but after waking up he was like a little boy on Christmas trying to get me to hurry so we could get to the game.

We stopped in Old Fort and got a biscuit, but ate on the way to save time.

He couldn't decide whether we should check into the hotel before or after the game, but I decided before so when we got back that night we could crash. Turns out the team stays in that hotel during home games. They were in the lobby and about when we arrived at the Marriott. One of the coaches was on the elevator with us. We tried to get a ride on the team bus, but he just laughed at us.

Knowing that parking would be elusive as Chapel Hill isn't made to hold 60,000 extra people, we headed to Franklin street to find parking. We parked in a deck behind Sparky's. I saw a Sutton's Drug Store sign on the way up Franklin street so we headed their for an orangeade. We decided to have lunch there. The Reuben was wonderful and Mike enjoyed his chicken salad.

We walked into the campus toward the Old Well. We sat in a shaded area and Mike told me about some of the classes he took and where they were. Then we walked down toward the Old Well and found that Tarheel town wasn't open yet. There was talk in the air of $5 shirts somewhere so we headed toward the student store and found them in there.

When we finished our purchase the band was practicing so we sat in the shade and listened to them rehearse for the game. They are a talented group of young people.

TarHeel Town was open when they finished and we headed there to get our free cozies, etc. And then we walked toward the stadium after enjoying the Football Museum.

We sat in the shaded part of the end zone until closer to game time as the sun was setting and our seats became shaded (Sec 107, Row T, Seats 12, 13).

The atmosphere of the game lends to such camaraderie. The students had painted bodies and were so into cheering on their team.

The lights went out during the game and I think that led to a 5 minute wave around the stadium followed by a 20 minute delay of game for the lights to come back on. Carolina won the game.

It took us an 1.5 hours to get from the stadium, out of the deck and back to our hotel. But it was a nice evening. The lightly cool breeze was the perfect fall night.

I crashed. Mike said it was 2 am before he finally was able to relax to go to sleep.