I remember, in Indy, I saw swimmers at every resturaunt/bar/club I visted (and I visited many). No, maybe Tempe/Scottsdale/Phoenix area is soooooo large that I am completely wrong here. But I saw almost no other swimmers out enjoying the nightlife the Tempe/Scottsdale area has to offer. Even around the corner, from the pool, the "Library" on 5th was a neat establishment. I don't believe I saw a single swimmer.
Did anyone get to visit Greasewood Flats? How about Dos Gringos in Old Scottsdale. The former was worth the trip to AZ from NY alone.
Just some thoughts.
Joe
At 6' 1" I guess I am tall enough to look like a typical swimmer, but not at my weight. :-)
I got to the pool between 6:30 and 6:45 each day of the meet. Two of the days I swam. I worked the deck as a stroke and turn official. By the end of the day, especially Friday and Saturday (when the meet ended after 7 pm) I was baked. It was all I could do to walk the ten minutes to the hotel then walk to downtown Tempe to get something to eat.
I met some swimmers from my LMSC one evening. But after I ate, I just walked back to the hotel. I read my email then dropped off to sleep. Even Saturday, I went to the wonderful social put on by the meet hosts. I talked with a members of my LMSC, ate food and about 9:30, it was all I could do to walk back to the hotel.
If there was general place that people were hanging out, I might have gone there, have a beer (doesnt beer taste great on a hot day) then dinner then return to the hotel.
michael
At 6' 1" I guess I am tall enough to look like a typical swimmer, but not at my weight. :-)
I got to the pool between 6:30 and 6:45 each day of the meet. Two of the days I swam. I worked the deck as a stroke and turn official. By the end of the day, especially Friday and Saturday (when the meet ended after 7 pm) I was baked. It was all I could do to walk the ten minutes to the hotel then walk to downtown Tempe to get something to eat.
I met some swimmers from my LMSC one evening. But after I ate, I just walked back to the hotel. I read my email then dropped off to sleep. Even Saturday, I went to the wonderful social put on by the meet hosts. I talked with a members of my LMSC, ate food and about 9:30, it was all I could do to walk back to the hotel.
If there was general place that people were hanging out, I might have gone there, have a beer (doesnt beer taste great on a hot day) then dinner then return to the hotel.
michael
