Pickleball The States

 May 3-8 2021 This was our fourth multi state pickleball tour. It's essential to plan ahead, make local contacts and then be flexible. I am extremely thankful for those individuals who are local contacts, many of which are pickleball ambassadors. They are the reason these trips are successful. Originally, this was going to be an eleven state tour, but the time it would take did not mesh well with other already planned events we had in May. So, we chose to do NY, VT, NH and ME at another time. Perhaps in the fall. While we did take time for other activities which included visits with family and friends, we regret that we didn't take more time for local sightseeing.  Monday May 3rd Unless absolutely necessary, I like to limit our driving to 4-5 hours at a time, no more than 6 hours a day, and no night driving. This made a stop at Cuyahoga Valley National Park a great option. We brought our bikes with us, but the morning rain put a damper on any riding. We settled for a little w...

Saturday May 8 2021 9:00am Our Saturday morning play was originally scheduled at Lakeville Athletic Club in Lakeville MA. When I checked with Kim the day before, she let me know that the play had been moved to Edgewood Pool and Tennis Club due to a tennis program at Lakeville Athletic Club. It is situations like this that make us appreciate contacts who keep us informed of changes that we might not be aware of.  The courts at Edgewood are nestled back in the woods which provided a nice setting. When we arrived, there were already a couple of games going and we could tell from the play that these would be formidable opponents. We were able to work into a game with Mike and Karen and quickly went down 3-11. It was a warm up game, right? So we switched sides and did it again. We did better scoring 7 before taking the loss.  Even though we suffered two losses, we thoroughly enjoyed playing with Mike and Karen. Great players. Great attitude. Fun to play with. We had time for anot...