Today it was time to migrate a little north, to Charlotte. On our way out of Charleston we stopped by the Magnolia Plantation to play tourist. While I’m sure the grounds would have been stunning during the right time of year, the visit was a little disappointing. At least the Slipster got to visit a plantation house. We once again blew our ‘no chain’ theory for dinner, but Fuddruckers offers yummy burgers, and is unavailable back up around us.

The boys played hard this evening with a few minor shifts in the defense pairings we typically see. The Chiefs held their ground, tying in regulation at 1, but loosing in overtime. Desrochers scored our lone goal (go pretty boy), and Cann did a great job in goal even holding off a few shots where the d left him high and dry. James didn’t seem to be on his game in terms of frustrating the opposing team, and there was little rough play, but we had been warned by local fans that their fighters were absentees.

Being that both of us are fending something off (I think my issues are all sinus and allergy related) an early evening seems appropriate. We’re staying near the arena so it was easy to stroll straight back without distraction (read: booze). Once again this evening, the local fans were very nice to us. Kudos to Charlotte. While I didn’t meet anyone who ‘knew’ me from the message boards here in Charlotte we did have quite a few people stop by to pronounce family or origination from the Johnstown area or to chat about our trip.