Mindy wanted to spend an extra day with Kathy, which left my schedule open to hang around the area.
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Our last real day of the trip, with the exception of the run back to Ohio, which doesn't count.
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We packed up, had breakfast at the hotel (a better one than in MN) and headed toward our first stop--Crystal Cave in Spring Valley.
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The Twin Cities are crowded, and the complex series of construction projects doesn’t help getting around.
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We were up early, skipping breakfast at the hotel as there was a big day of eating ahead of us.
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After checking out of our WI hotel, we drove over to Kathy's, where we moved our stuff to her larger vehicle and headed northwest.
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Normally, the drive to Milwaukee is pretty routine. However, with Mindy's family either in the midst of or having already moved away from the area, I doubt we will be making this drive very often going forward.
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We're driving up to Milwaukee to meet up with my sister-in-law Kathy, and then the three of us are heading up to Minneapolis. We'll also be making stops at Roadside America sites and posting throughout. We head out tomorrow.
Read MoreQuadrennial International Sporting Event - It’s-a Me, QISE! Day 16 /
The final QISE primetime begins with the end of the women's biathlon, with Torico from the Duomo sending us to Klaebo. There's a Tucci wrap up, the Speed Skating rerun, and a Kurt Russell-narrated Hockey tribute for the game happening later. Also, the coaches are interviewed.
Read MoreQuadrennial International Sporting Event - It’s-a Me, QISE! Day 15 /
We begin the final weekend, but back to Prime Time last night (post-Hockey game)--Torico from the Duomo sends us off to Men’s Aerials finals. They really need to do something to differentiate this from Ski Big Air/Ski Slopestyle/Ski Jump. The announcer says says the US had a “good day” but did not advance to the finals--how is that a good day? It’s like he’s awarding participation trophies. China wins gold.
Read MoreQuadrennial International Sporting Event - It’s-a Me, QISE! Day 14 /
Back to Prime Time last night--we get the final moments of the US’s Women’s Hockey win, then Tirico (at the Duomo) sends us to the early runs of Figure Skating, including Amber Glenn and Isabeau Levito. Neither were in the medal picture after the short program.
Read MoreQuadrennial International Sporting Event - It’s-a Me, QISE! Day 13 /
Back to Prime Time last night--first off, my DVR didn’t record it, so I’m forced to watch it on Peacock. Which means I can’t skip through commercials--and it’s difficult to skip thru events I’ve already seen (and generally the events are reruns). Anyway--
Read MoreQuadrennial International Sporting Event - It’s-a Me, QISE! Day 12 /
Back to Prime Time last night--Torico promos Women’s Skating, then sends us off to Speed Skating Men's Team Pursuit Finals. A commentator says time does not matter--how philosophical. Italy takes the gold, US the silver.
Read MoreQuadrennial International Sporting Event - It’s-a Me, QISE! Day 11 /
Back to Prime Time last night--Torico intros the evening with the Women's Hockey victory, then it's off to Men's Slalom. Almost half of the competitors went off the course. There’s a point just before a competitor begins their run where his coach yells at him to get going, and based on the noises they made, I’m convinced at least one of them is Klingon (petaQ!)
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We start earlier than normal in the coverage, as I had an activity yesterday afternoon.
Read MoreQuadrennial International Sporting Event - It’s-a Me, QISE! Day 9 /
Things may be a little truncated, as I've got an activity scheduled later today.
Read MoreQuadrennial International Sporting Event - It’s-a Me, QISE! Day 8 /
Back to Prime Time last night--it’s Women’s Hockey time, as they take out host country Italy. But of course the main story has to be: “Quad God Falls From Grace”, right? Nope--Mike (from the Duomo) is pretending it didn’t happen yet. Interesting call, NBC.
Read MoreQuadrennial International Sporting Event - It’s-a Me, QISE! Day 7 /
Back to Prime Time last night-- It's been 46 years since the “Miracle on Ice”, and now that the US Hockey team has gamed the system by packing it with NHL players, they're doing pretty well--big surprise.
Read MoreQuadrennial International Sporting Event - It’s-a Me, QISE! Day 6 /
Tirico kicks off Prime Time with the last moments of Women’s Moguls. The analyst noted that a competitor had not competed for awhile “due to a knee injury”. I have no idea how that could have happened. US takes gold AND silver.
Read MoreQuadrennial International Sporting Event - It’s-a Me, QISE! Day 5 /
Let’s jump into last night’s Prime Time, with Torico sending us straight to Cross Country Sprint. Klaebo is back! And the US qualified for the final--Klaebo takes it, with the US’s Ogden winning his second silver.
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