Bulldogging Across the USA: A Winter Classic Journey Part III
Also see:
- Bulldogging Across the USA: A Winter Classic Journey Part I
- Bulldogging Across the USA: A Winter Classic Journey Part II
To the OvieMobile! Wagons WEST!
Sadly, puck drop means it is time for me to hit the road. We have to be back in San Diego so Mom can go to work and Dad has jury duty on Monday, so we depart the Winter Classic hoping I’ve brought enough bulldog luck to the Caps.
@GoPro cam? Check! Hours and HOURS of video to pour over, edit, and press into a #WinterClassicAdventure video? CHECK! #WinterClassic #BulldogCannonBallRun
Huge inflatable hockey guy is huge #WinterClassic #WinterClassicAdventure #BulldogCannonBallRun
Surveying Nats Park & Preparing to leave, apparently I was expected to WALK back to the car! All the way up Half Street, that’s like a WHOLE BLOCK! After all the work I just did? It’s exhausting eating cookies & being pet by thousands of people! #ILoveIt #WinterClassic #WinterClassicAdventure #BulldogCannonBallRun
Not even 2 blocks into my trip back to San Diego & Fehr and Ovi giving me a great start home! #winterclassic #WinterClassic
— Ovie the Bulldog (@OvietheBulldog) January 1, 2015
The Blackhawks make a game of it and comeback to tie the game
The further I get from DC it appears gives the Hawks goals…. MOM/DAD EE NEED TO GO BACK! #LetsGoCaps #WinterClassic
— Ovie the Bulldog (@OvietheBulldog) January 1, 2015
Of course, we all know how it ended :)
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SCOAR SCOAR SCOAR #BROUWERPOUWER
— Ovie the Bulldog (@OvietheBulldog) January 1, 2015
CAPS WIN THE #WinterClassic! Trip from San Diego = WORTH IT! #WinterClassicAdventure
— Ovie the Bulldog (@OvietheBulldog) January 1, 2015
Miss you too Wes
My only #WinterClassic regret – missing @OvietheBulldog pic.twitter.com/Q5guieajrp
— Wes Johnson (@WesJohnsonVoice) January 1, 2015
Team #WinterClassicAdventure
Team #WinterClassicAdventure #BulldogCannonBallRun Me, Mom, & Dad #ThankYou to all our family & friends who housed, fed, & cared for us on this MASSIVE journey! We Love You!
#BulldogCannonBallRun 2: I Live Here Now
The ride back gets off to a GREAT start with the Caps win in the Winter Classic but it soon sets in when I’m in the back seat entering the 6th hour that I’m already had enough of the drive. Not soon enough we get to the 1st stop, Columbus, OH. The “I Live Here Now” came from me joking I was too tired to get back in the car anymore and that I now lived wherever we were.
Into Columbus under the cover of darkness…. Shhhh don't tell @BlueJacketsNHL I'm bunking in their territory Hahaha pic.twitter.com/7fAbWZYJ4S
— Ovie the Bulldog (@OvietheBulldog) January 2, 2015
Crisis in Columbus!
Power is out at the hotel. It's times like this that you need the calm crisis Mgmnt of a bulldog #JustGoBackToSleep pic.twitter.com/WXMzEDoE3a
— Ovie the Bulldog (@OvietheBulldog) January 2, 2015
While there, I get to see some Caps friends! Emily actually saw me when she visited San Diego :)
Saw my good friend @EmLezBeHonest before leaving Columbus & she brought this awesome ornament & COOKIE! (EATEN!) :) pic.twitter.com/eEWzkXsTVz
— Ovie the Bulldog (@OvietheBulldog) January 3, 2015
Day 2 will send me back through Indianapolis, IN which is home to Butler University and their bulldog mascot Blue 3, who is one of my good buddies. While we missed seeing each other on my way east, turns out the #BulldogSummit will happen today! Blue 3 visited me on his #BigDawgsTour last year and it’s only fair I include him in the #BulldogCannonBallRun. Thanks again buddy!
I once included @OvietheBulldog on a #BigDawgsTour stop so he returned the favor on his #BulldogCannonBallRun http://t.co/Y9U6Zt0Urs
— Butler Blue III (@ButlerBlue3) January 2, 2015
Getting the VIP Tour of the Hinkle Field House at Butler University with my great #BulldogBuddy @butlerblue3 Thanks for the great visit! #BulldogCannonBallRun
Posing with the Giants of Butler University Blue 2 & @butlerblue3! Blue 2 is gone from us too soon & this is the Memorial to him & former Butler Mascots
The Butler Bulldog statue of @butlerblue3 inside Hinkle Field House! Thanks for being patient as I wanted pictures every few feet. #BulldogCannonBallRun
After a too short visit with Blue, it’s back on the road to Springfield, MO. I don’t sleep in the car so when at hotels all I want to do is sleep.
“Hi, you’ve reached Ovie, sorry I missed your call but please leave message at the Zzzzz & I’ll be sure to get back to you!” #Zzzzzzzzzzz
Attempting to hide so l don't get back in the car, too bad for me I can't shut & lock the door #BulldogCannonBallRun pic.twitter.com/lcceeiV2Sm
— Ovie the Bulldog (@OvietheBulldog) January 3, 2015
Day 3: Famous quote machine
Get to the choppa, Turbines to speed, atomic batteries to power, Warp 9, prepare for the jump to hyperspace #LetsGo pic.twitter.com/YwP5DbB6NG
— Ovie the Bulldog (@OvietheBulldog) January 3, 2015
What is this strange substance and I Must roll in it!
I ran into some snow on my way back to San Diego! Had to give it a good rolling to throughly enjoy it! https://t.co/KCSStJQTB4
— Ovie the Bulldog (@OvietheBulldog) January 4, 2015
Safely in Albuquerque, NM! Only 814 miles to go tomorrow before I'm home in San Diego! #BulldogCannonBallRun
— Ovie the Bulldog (@OvietheBulldog) January 4, 2015
The FINAL Day!
Love visiting ABQ but it's an early departure for home #BulldogCannonBallRun #WinterClassicAdventure pic.twitter.com/8qdO9HQ2ny
— Ovie the Bulldog (@OvietheBulldog) January 4, 2015
What's that ahead? 500 miles of road until we get home? #BulldogCannonBallRun pic.twitter.com/Vq7dT7nuZx
— Ovie the Bulldog (@OvietheBulldog) January 4, 2015
#BulldogCannonBallRun Completed!
Happy to say I arrived safely in San Diego! Many thanks to everyone who helped make #WinterClassicAdventure happen! pic.twitter.com/M8X4LfsqCC
— Ovie the Bulldog (@OvietheBulldog) January 5, 2015
Attempting to stay awake on the last leg of the #BulldogCannonBallRun yesterday
Final stats on Leg 2 of the #BulldogCannonBallRun 2,680 miles and 40.5 hours in the car.
It was a long but great adventure! So happy to have seen old friends as well as making a lot of new friends! Now that I’ve woken from my recovery hibernation (I slept non-stop for almost 4 days) and finished the article, it’s time to review the 264 gigabytes of GoPro video and compress it into something shorter than the existing 30 hours in its current format.
Up Next for Me:
I’ll be looking to start surfing lessons probably closer to summer when it’s warmer in the water. But more immediately I’ll be crashing the Caps/Kings game on 2/14 and the Caps/Ducks game on 2/15. So, if you will be going to the games, stop by and see me out front!
Thank you to everyone who made this trip happen! All my friends and family who put me & my parents up in your houses, who fed us, and gave us love and support!
Here are some links to the coverage that also included me:
- The Globe and Mail interview with Stephen Whyno
- Sports Illustrated (picked up the interview with Stephen Whyno)
- WUSA CBS 9 (I’m towards the end but there is a great interview with the Brouwer Rangers)
Bark at you later!
Ovie
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