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August 20, 2006 | Stories From The Road

Season Ends

Nate played what was the final game in the Border Cats' season. They lost 5-3. Not the exciting game that we saw for two nights in Duluth. He was feeling bad, of course, but headed for Marshall after the game to get ready for school. Season is finally over--time to move on into the next year of school and last year of eligibility. ... Read More

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August 17, 2006 | Stories From The Road

Headed For Rochester and Championship Playoffs

Well--the Cats lost tonight in Thunder Bay, 10-4. An ugly game from our perspective. They play Friday night in Rochester for the second game in the championship series. Series is best two out of three games. So they have to win to play Saturday. I really hope they can pull it off, but the Cats' pitching leaves something to be desired. No matter, it has been a fun experience for Char and me, and I'm sure for Nate. ... Read More

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August 17, 2006 | Stories From The Road

Another Midnight Ride

Well, we did it again. We took off Wednesday night again for Duluth for the rubber game of the semi-finals. Turned out it was really worth it. Again, it was a great baseball game, highlighted for us by Nate's triple in the top of the 7th to score TB's 4th run. They won 4-1. In the photo, you see Char and me to the right of Mike and Connie, the parents of one of Nate's teammates from SMSU. Behind us you see the TB ... Read More

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August 17, 2006 | Stories From The Road

Midnight Ride of Joe & Char

Wow! It's like being a college kid again. Char and I took off for Duluth tonight to see Nate and the Border Cats play baseball, then turned around and headed right home. These are the playoffs. They lost last night in Thunder Bay, but managed a 1-0 win tonight in Duluth. One of the best baseball games I have ever attended. Score was 0-0 until the top of the 9th when the Cats managed to score a runner from first on a ... Read More

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August 14, 2006 | Stories From The Road

Nate’s Family Away From Home

Thanks to a wonderful host family, Nate has had a really great experience while playing for the Thunder Bay Border Cats. Dave and Aimee Gerdevich, and their children, Sarah (12) and Adam (9), have provided a super experience for Nate--and for us. The Gerdevich's welcomed us from the start and brought us into their fan-family at the ball park. It was really great. They are avid Border Cats' fans and attend nearly all the ... Read More

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August 14, 2006 | Stories From The Road

A Midnight Bottle of Wine

After the game Friday, Char and I drove back to the hotel and enjoyed a bottle of wine on a small patio outside of the hotel. This photo was taken at about midnight, Friday. We decided that, after 32 years, we were able to stand each other long enough to travel together. At least most of the time. I am sometimes overbearing and hard to deal with, but Char has learned that this is one of my better qualities. I am ... Read More

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August 14, 2006 | Stories From The Road

Nate and the Bat Girl

The Border Cats won tonight, 3-2 in 10 innings. Nate got the hit that scored the first run, then he scored. Game was tied at 2 after 9 innings, but the Border Cats managed to score in the bottom of the 10th to win. Kind of exciting. During the game, Nate got upset with himself, and broke a bat over his leg. Then when he took the field in the next inning, he decided that wasn't such a smart move because his leg was ... Read More

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August 14, 2006 | Stories From The Road

Thursday Night’s Game

Nate during pre-game warmups. He spends a lot of time stretching. OH! Believe it or not, the assistant General Manager came to ask me to throw out the first pitch of the game. I was flabbergasted! Really! I agreed. Then I had to warm up with Nate. My arm went sore almost immediately. So when the time came, I walked out onto the field (notice that I did not take the mound, but stood in front of it). And, to top it ... Read More

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August 14, 2006 | Stories From The Road

My Retirement Home

This is my retirement home! $21.500 plus freight. It is a 12x20 cabin. One big room. No bathroom facilities--I'll have to figure out how to handle that. Room for a bed, table and two or three chairs, stove of some kind, and a desk. All I have to add is a satellite dish and a satellite phone, and I'll be in business. I can go off and live in the woods and read and write books. What do you think? ... Read More

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February 15, 2006 | Stories From The Road

Longing ToTravel Again

BoomerTraveler I love travel and travel writing, and I've come to that point in my life at which I can again venture away from home. I know many of you feel the same. As has happened to many Boomers, life overtook us. Baseball and basketball and band and orchestra kept us busy for many, many years. Now, together with my wife, I have rekindled my interest in travel. This, coupled with an interest in fine cooking, good ... Read More

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About BoomerTrekker

"Traveling—it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller." —Ibn Battuta

Boomertrekker.com is the cave wall on which I try to etch the stories and pictures of my travel experiences. You will find stories of setting out to go one place, but arriving at another; of finding, quite by accident, experiences that I could not have anticipated; of meeting and becoming friends with people whose language I cannot speak. Sometimes you will find me paralyzed and out of my comfort zone, as I was in Cambodia when I regretfully let pass my opportunity to eat a cricket. At other times, I hope you marvel, as I have, at the intelligence and ingenuity and inventiveness of ancient peoples everywhere. These are the stories I tell here. They are the stories of my travels to foreign lands in which I am the foreigner. Read More

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Joseph Koppi is a freelance travel writer with over 40 years of writing and communications experience in both the media and corporate arenas. He currently treks around the world, writing about his adventures in foreign lands and with the amazing people he encounters. Read More

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