The Ducks’ last game of the season was going to be on April 11th in Glendale, Arizona, home to the Arizona Coyotes. I got a group together to do a one day turn around trip, staying next door at the Renaissance Hotel.
On the Friday night before, I went to John Wayne airport and picked up a rental car at Alamo.
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| Our ride for the weekend |
We left my house at 7:30 am, and made a few stops along the way.
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| First Stop: Starbucks |
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| Made it to the AZ border! |
At 12:30 pm, we made it to Buckeye, AZ and stopped for lunch
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| Group selfie |
From Buckeye, we were only about 45 minutes from the hotel. Unfortunately at 3:30, our room(s) were not ready yet. Fortunately, the Makse sisters had their room, so we stayed there for a bit, before our rooms were ready.
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| Checking in |
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| Standard king room |
At 5:00 pm it was time to head to the Gila River Arena for their Fan Appreciation night.
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| View from Section 115 |
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| Fan Appreciation giveaways |
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| Their version of a cheese-steak found in sec 119 |
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| Cheesecake and Brownie on a stick |
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| Tim Hortons! |
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| Our obligatory arena photo |
Following the game, we walked around the Westgate area, and then used our free drink coupons that the hotel gave us, as compensation for our rooms not being available at 4:00.
The next day I sent a text to the valet for the car, and we had Cracker Barrel for breakfast.
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| Multigrain pancakes |
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| Yogurt & Muffin |
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| Biscuits n gravy |
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| Pork chop, hash-brown casserole and eggs |
After making a stop at Starbucks, we made our way back to California, with a pit stop at the Texaco just 5.8 miles from the border.
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