Finding an inexpensive hotel that fits my needs has proven to
be a challenge on this trip, more so than past journeys I have taken.
It seems like with everything, the price has risen sharply
and so when I find a place that I like I tend to want to stay for a
bit.
I reached
Two-day stops for me are rare and since I didn’t have to be
back to
The hotel had a pool, so I was able to swim and the little
bit of exercise felt good. Sitting on the bike all day and eating diner
food
don’t exactly work well together so it was nice to be able to burn a
few
calories.
Most of my professional writing has been in sports and it is
a tag that I have tried to shy away from. I don’t consider myself a
sportswriter. I am a writer who happens to write about sports, among
other
subjects.
When I am not working I don’t usually watch sports. I take a
passing interest in them, but I am definitely not a fanatic like many
of the
people that work in the business.
College sports, however, have always been a fondness of mine
and the
It was about three miles from my hotel so I got on the
motorcycle and headed to the stadium. Going to
It
was a great diversion, especially since I knew I had to be
heading back to D.C. for some unpleasant business. It was going to make
the
ride back there much easier.