5-26-21 Figuring out how to get to practice!

Ok, so tomorrow I am going to have to get over to the Stockhorn Arena on my own. Have to get over there for the U16 team practice at 6:30 (18:30 Swiss time by the way – hey, I am learning!) That will be followed by the Juniors practice as we begin preparations for the season opener in Basel this Sunday.

So, I have to figure out how to do this! Easy, like Chick Harris says “We do what we do!” We practice.

So that’s what I did – I practiced.

Well, I jumped on my regular bus – old reliable #1 at Gwatt Deltapark and we made our way down Spiezstrasse  which is Route 6) to the Thun Bahnhof. (Oh by the way I mislead you a little – I have been saying Bahnhof meant Bus Station – nay, nay – it means Train Station….sorry about that!)

Not a problem getting to Bahnhof …. but now getting on the right Bus #3 to the “Arena Thun” is the challenge. Hey – I might not be smart (but I want to be) however, after screwing up and taking the wrong bus last time I tried this same experiment I figured I follow my friend Walti Tgetgel’s solid advice – just ask the bus driver if it is the right bus!

Damn good advice. I asked the driver. He just grinned, shook his head and pointed to the next bus!

And…..off I go on the right bus. Ten minutes later I am at “Arena Thun!” A miracle.

Now, they have a nice shopping complex right next to the Arena. So, after wandering around the field and stadium I do what everyone expects I should do. Yup, go in and do some shopping …yes for beer of course.

After exploring a few stores I walk into the old reliable “Denner” and by a six pack of “Boxer Old” 50cl cans. A nice beer that my friends Bradley Antolovich and Peter Harvey turned me onto this past weekend while watching the Flag football games.

Then … walk to the bus stop and climb on to the bus heading back to the Bahnhof. Yes, I got it right again!

After 10 minutes I board my bus home to Gwatt. Once there I get off and begin the 25 minute haul up the mountain to Strattlighugel 46!

As John Steinbeck wrote in his book Cannery Row (Also a great movie with Nick Nolte and Debra Winger by the way)

“Once more, the world was spinning in greased grooves.”