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Pregame
Our first destination on this extravagant tour took us to Coors Field in Denver, Colorado. We took the Amtrak train to Denver. After some Fourth of July festivities, we made our way to the train station. The train itself was about an hour late, which we expected.
We arrived in Denver a little after 9:30 a.m. to find Union Station under construction. With just one taxi cab, which was reserved, in sight, we walked around until we found one. The weather was great, so it wasn't a terrible task, but we finally found a taxi and set ourselves up for a solid power nap before we head downtown.
As the first step in our journey, we knew there were going to be lessons we learned that would enhance our future adventures. Lesson No. 1: Make sure you know what time the game starts.
It was tough for us to get a lot of sleep on the train, so we made a plan to sleep until noon or 1 p.m., get some lunch, check out the downtown area and hit up some bars until 6 p.m. — which would have given us plenty of time to check out the stadium before our 7 o'clock game.
But the game didn't start at 7 p.m.; it started at 2:10 p.m. Thankfully, our special guest on this trip, Ashley, corrected our mistake and reminded us that we have to pay a little more attention to the details.
After a rushed shower, we tried calling for a cab. No luck. Evidently every taxi in Denver was busy. We finally had one company say they were going to rush one to our location. Seemingly a half hour later, we were on our way to Coors Field.
