Florida Spring Training 2018 - Day 41

Happy Patrick's Day, always a big deal at the game.  The ballpark sells out and almost everyone is wearing green, usually with a Phillies theme, but you see just about everything.  The players also wear green jerseys and Irish music plays on the PA system.  I didn't see any green beer, but then I wasn't looking for it either.  The Phillies were playing the Atlanta Braves who also wore green hats with their blue traveling jerseys.

We were also treated to the annual "delivery of the flags" by the  United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Parachute Team stationed at nearby McDill Air Force Base.  Once again, they landed one-after-another carrying the American Flag, the POW flag and a Phillies Flag.  Here is a link to more information about the team and USSOCOM:

USSOCOM Parachute Team

Pictures - Phillies v. Atlanta Braves

The Phillies won today and after the game we headed over to Dunedin for their annual St. Patrick's Day street party with entertainment, food booths, street vendors and lots of beer.  This year, the event seemed particularly crowded.  It was hard to move around and the beer lines were very long.  We walked around a little then had dinner at another favorite Dunedin restaurant, the Cafe Alfresco.  We then went back to the RV at a reasonable hour avoiding the St. Patricks Day hoopla that usually intensifies as the night progresses.  Perhaps it is one of he joys of getting older to avoid such things and for sure, we feel a lot better this morning than a lot of younger people in the area who stayed out a little later than we did last night.

Pictures - Dunedin

Tomorrow, we are staying close to "home" as I cannot put off doing the taxes much longer.  The weather is warming up but another cold front is due on Tuesday with showers and slightly cooler weather.