Mariners Win
Peoria, Arizona: Today's game against the local
Diamondbacks was bound to be a great photo opportunity as our seats were right
off the third base line, directly in front of my favorite Mariner, rightfielder
Ichiro Suzuki.
I brought my huge camera and my huge lens.
This is not Ichiro.
This is not Ichiro.
This is not Ichiro.
This is Ryan Langerhans. Ichiro had the day off.
Again.
Dang.
Not a lot of excitement in the Mariner bullpen.
Third baseman Matt Tuiasosopo heads to first base...
... and Tuiasosopo is smiling big from second!
Still not Ichiro. Still Langerhans. It's still there
Langerhans.
After beating the Diamondbacks, 4-0, the Mariners head
for the locker room.
For dinner tonight,
Dave, Dad and I decided to visit one of the 4,000 restaurants in the area
surrounding the Peoria Sports Complex. Every restaurant we
tried was completely packed, with a long line of people waiting outside
for a table. Not looking good. In the end, we decided to head back
towards the RV park and have dinner at the good Mexican place Dave and I
had lunch yesterday -
Don
Lencho's.
We were seated immediately.
Dad ordered something like Arroz con Pollo... except instead of pollo
(chicken), Don Lencho's uses shrimp. Dad loves it.
I ordered the grilled chicken. It came with rice, beans, and pico de
gallo (fresh salsa). The chicken was a little dry, but the flavor was
outstanding. (This seems to be common of grilled chicken in Mexican
restaurants.)
DT ordered the shrimp burrito. The flour tortilla was stuffed with huge
shrimp and rice, then topped with a white sauce. It was so large, DT was
unable to finish his dinner.
Our meals - with beers and chips and salsas - were less than $45. Good
food at a reasonable price. What kind of freaky restaurant is Don
Lencho's?
Until my next update, I remain your "seriously? Northern Iowa?" correspondent.
RV Park: Valley of the Sun RV
Park. Bare-bones facility behind the Ramada Inn on
Grand Avenue near the 101 Ring Road. $230 for a
week. Our site is one of the few with 50 amp
service. Back-in site over quickly-collapsing
asphalt. Bath house and laundry and it seems RV
guests can use the motel pool.