Chapel Hill, North Carolina

March 13th – 14th

Duke vs North Carolina – Lacrosse – ESPNU – 2p et

Duke/UNC in March – now that it is a big game!
Oh wait, I am doing lacrosse, not men’s basketball!

Got into Durham in the late afternoon and drove to Chapel Hill. Settled myself into the hotel and had another uneventful Friday evening.

Each time I fly into the Durham airport I remember one of my favorite travel stories of all time. It was a couple years ago and I flew in the morning of a Duke basketball game. I landed at 8:30 and needed to be onsite by 9a. Since it takes a little extra time to get a rental car (shuttle bus) at that airport, I decided to get a cab instead.

The driver asks where I am going, I say, “Cameron Indoor Stadium”. He says, “where?” I said, “ya know – Duke basketball.” He still had no clue. I felt like I was on some hidden camera or something. Seriously – it’s one of the most famous basketball teams and arenas in the country; you are a cab driver in that very city and you don’t know what I am talking about?

I kept trying to explain where it was I needed to go. The closest concept he had was Duke University Hospital. He had to call a friend to ask where it was. Wow!

Anyway, back to this trip….
It was rainy and chilly in Chapel Hill. I got lost going to Kenan Stadium on Saturday morning. There is construction on campus and I had it my head of where I was going; however, the parking lot I was thinking of was where we park for baseball games. I eventually found my way to the correct lot and to the truck.



The game went well. It was depressing though – almost no fans. But I couldn’t blame them. It was a downpour, in the 40s and a basketball Saturday in ACC country!

I leisurely made my way to the airport as I had about 3 hours until my flight home. A pleasant surprise – there was a flight boarding for Charlotte when I got there. I went ahead and asked if there were any seats left, expecting to be told it would cost me. (I am not a fan of US Airways) Not only was there a seat, there was also a seat on an earlier connecting flight to Columbus AND they didn’t expect me to pay! Wow!

I got home about 2 hours early which was a nice bonus. I have a long month ahead of me.