Scottsdale Arizona, Day 1 part 2 – Cactus League Spring Training and Goldwater Brewery

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After crossing my two touristy goals off our Friday list, we decided to take a free trolley to the ballpark to watch a San Francisco Giant’s spring training game. We had no idea this was going on in Scottsdale during our stay, but George spent 10 years in San Francisco and was a huge fan. How could we pass up the small venue opportunity?

It was $35 per person to enter at the gate. I wondered if tickets were cheaper online or purchased in advance, but it didn’t matter. We were here for the experience and neither of us had ever been to a major league spring training game before.

The Cincinnati Reds were also in town but playing at a different ball park.
In the cloudless sky the sun was coming in hot! But the seats were great.
It was pretty cool seeing this game and walking the small stadium.
There were lawn seats available which is where a lot of families were camped out. We witnessed a couple of home runs. It was fun seeing the kids run to get the balls on the grass and then stay in that spot hoping for another to come their way. Innocence and simplistic joys in life.
We stood in line to have a worker snap our photo. Yep we are officially tourists here. No shame.
George got a baseball hat remember our moment. I was enjoying every minute of it.
We walked to the Goldwater Brewery after the game, while heading in the right direction to where our dinner reservations were for that night.
Both of our phones were running low on battery, so we sat near a plug and enjoyed a flight of beers.
I purchased this teeny marble rabbit at a gem store. The shop owner noticed my rabbit necklace and led me to a basket of rabbit stones. How could I resist. I kept him in my pocket and found I enjoyed having him along for the ride.
Cool mural disguising the metal wall.
We eventually climbed up to the balcony to sit for one more drink as the sun went down. It’s in these moments together that we recognize the simple life is best. A moment to talk with a less clustered brain. Breathing in the fresh air and the beauty life has to offer around us.
Mission Church was a historic landmark and now a small restaurant. This place was so dark inside even the younger people couldn’t read the menu. We all had our phone flashlights out with no way to know what was being offered on the menu.
I finally took a photo of mine so I could enlarge it more to read. They had the best margaritas of any place we went. Deliciously fresh, non chemical or sugar educed and knocked us on our ass. 🙂
After dinner we continued walking back and saw even more sights in the Old Towne area. I stumbled into another bar with some fun music playing, but George quickly steered me out knowing another drink was not what was needed.
This cowboy about to wrangle us in.
There was an entire street of nothing but galleries. Peering in at the variety of art each store displayed.
Sculpture at every turn.
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I'm just your average gal figuring out her way through the second half of life that decided to follow a calling to Thailand. Now back in the USA due to covid, seeking nature for further direction.

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