An early start to the day and a fairly long 5 hour flight to Phoenix, AZ. A little clear air turbulence much to the chagrin of Coach T. and David but still mostly able to get some sleep on the plane. I am very pleased with my new Bose headphones which adequately did the job cancelling out most of the noise.
Nothing too exciting on the plane this time. No tough-guy finger pointing pilots. We did have the ladies of Queens College on the flight minus their coach who simply will not fly. Still a little strange to me that there is no more airline food on a long domestic flight.
Phoenix has an interesting airport. It reminds me a little of Las Vegas. One needs a shuttle ride to the rental car facility which is about 15 minutes away. It was a bit funny to hear the shuttle bus driver announce our arrival to the rental facility calling it a state of the art facility.
We did arrive safely at the hotel and then we quickly went over to a nearby tennis facility to get a hit. The air is a little thin here and it is pretty dry so the ball is moving through the court pretty well. Players will need to adjust to the conditions well to have good success here.
We are staying at the Holiday Inn Express in Surprise. Nice enough but I didn't see the trademark free cookies in the lobby. I will have to file a complaint. Joining us in this hotel are the Fighting Bears of NYIT and the golden arm of Coach Frusci and of course, Salsa.
I am not really noticing the 3 hour time change as of yet but still not looking of for a late night. I don't think the players are either. I think we will just grab a nearby meal and then retire. Maybe if we can find the other short man of NCAA D2 tennis, Simon Earnshaw, we will grab a cold one and tell some stories.
Well I think its time to shed the funk of the day and grab a nice shower. So I will do just that before my suite mate turns the bathroom into a swimming pool much like Del Griffith in Planes Trains and Automobiles.
Check back with me later for the next post installment.
Nuff said...
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