This year volleyball Junior National Championship was held in Reno, NV. I've been in Reno once but it was long time ago. It is a small town with bunch of casinos. Casinos are not as big as in Las Vegas, but not as small as in Chicago. But let me start from the beginning.
The plan was to fly to Oakland, CA. Rent a minivan (we had 4 people with luggage) . There was some trouble with leaving Chicago. On the day we were supposed to leave, there was a big storm that caused a lot of delays. Our flight was about 4 hours late. I did not plan for it, but we were not in hurry since the tournament did not start until in the afternoon of the following day. All it meant was that we would arrive in Reno at around 9 or 10. No big deal.
This was the first time that we actually got the car we reserved! There was even a choice of colors!
Every time I visit San Francisco area, I have to have a meal at Fisherman's Warf and desert at Ghirardelli. Oakland is just across the bridge. So, lunch was nice. Desert was nice (my usual hot fudge sundae was excellent as usual :) After that about 3 hours later we were in Reno. On interesting thing we saw was Oracle boat that was supposed to compete in the American Cup! BTW, they beat Australian team to win the Cup!
Next 4 days were mostly volleyball. Brian's team did great. They ended up 5th in the Nation! Best result among non-California teams! It's hard to compete with California in volleyball. Looks like boys had a great time. That was the last Junior
After the tournament we have decided to visit Lake Tahoe. It's about an hour drive from Reno. The weather was great, the drive was easy. We had a lunch right by the lake. We even touch the water (it was kind of cold, as expected).
This trip ended up being a little vacation. I even had a chance to gamble, not that successfully I must say. Poker was ok, I won some and I lost some. Blackjack, on the other hand, I don't think I won a hand. Oh well, that is why they call it a "gambling". I don't expect to beat the casino.
On the way back home, we drove to Napa valley to meet some friends. The vineyards looked great and while we were driving the grapes were everywhere! Unfortunately we did not have a time to visit any winery. We will have to do it next time we visit northern California.
Flight back was not as exciting as flight to Oakland. So that is it for our visit to probably last Junior Volleyball competitions, at least for a long while :)
The plan was to fly to Oakland, CA. Rent a minivan (we had 4 people with luggage) . There was some trouble with leaving Chicago. On the day we were supposed to leave, there was a big storm that caused a lot of delays. Our flight was about 4 hours late. I did not plan for it, but we were not in hurry since the tournament did not start until in the afternoon of the following day. All it meant was that we would arrive in Reno at around 9 or 10. No big deal.
This was the first time that we actually got the car we reserved! There was even a choice of colors!
Every time I visit San Francisco area, I have to have a meal at Fisherman's Warf and desert at Ghirardelli. Oakland is just across the bridge. So, lunch was nice. Desert was nice (my usual hot fudge sundae was excellent as usual :) After that about 3 hours later we were in Reno. On interesting thing we saw was Oracle boat that was supposed to compete in the American Cup! BTW, they beat Australian team to win the Cup!
Next 4 days were mostly volleyball. Brian's team did great. They ended up 5th in the Nation! Best result among non-California teams! It's hard to compete with California in volleyball. Looks like boys had a great time. That was the last Junior
After the tournament we have decided to visit Lake Tahoe. It's about an hour drive from Reno. The weather was great, the drive was easy. We had a lunch right by the lake. We even touch the water (it was kind of cold, as expected).
This trip ended up being a little vacation. I even had a chance to gamble, not that successfully I must say. Poker was ok, I won some and I lost some. Blackjack, on the other hand, I don't think I won a hand. Oh well, that is why they call it a "gambling". I don't expect to beat the casino.
On the way back home, we drove to Napa valley to meet some friends. The vineyards looked great and while we were driving the grapes were everywhere! Unfortunately we did not have a time to visit any winery. We will have to do it next time we visit northern California.
Flight back was not as exciting as flight to Oakland. So that is it for our visit to probably last Junior Volleyball competitions, at least for a long while :)
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