Spring Training 2023 - Day 35

 An interesting day today.  The cold front went through and as predicted it was cold and windy this morning.

Our plan was to go back to Lenny's restaurant with Phinneus for breakfast.  We left early (we thought) to get there and have breakfast in time to get to the game at the regular time.  When we arrived, the wait was an hour for a table.  The place was packed.  So plan B.  We went to a Waffle House down the street.  Waffle House restaurants are fairly small, a simple standard menu with a breakfast emphasis wherever you go.  There are 2,000 Waffle House restaurants throughout the south, all corporately owned.

After a short wait, we were seated and our waitress, a long time Waffle House employee, after taking our order she asked us where we were from.  We said California and asked if we had ever eaten in a Waffle House before.  We might have once or twice on the road but Phinneus had not as there are no Waffle Houses in California.  She said first timers had to wear a Waffle House hat and have their picture taken.  Well why not, and we posed with silly hats.  A nice lady, very friendly and like many older Southern waitresses we have encountered, calls the customers hon or honey.

Despite warm clothes for the expected cold wind in the ballpark, it was still cold.  The temperature was 55 degrees, mostly overcast, with a 10-15 mph wind in our face.  We lasted until the 7th inning and left.

Phillies v Red Socks

We then wanted to show Phinneus the beach, so we headed over to Clearwater Beach for an early dinner at Frenchy's Rockaway Grill.  It wasn't crowded due to the cold weather, and we had another excellent meal.

It was then back to the RV and Phinneus to his airbnb.  He has done all the driving with his rental car since our truck only holds two.  He has done an excellent job with the heavy Tampa Bay area traffic.

Another game tomorrow.  It is forecast to still be cool, but not as bad as today.  This will be Phinneus's last game as he heads home early Tuesday morning.