That'd be North Carolina blue. :)
The Louisville women's team had the lady Tar Heels down 18 points before losing by four.
The men's team played poorly in the first half, then erased a 12-point halftime deficit in the second half to tie the score. But ultimately, they were beaten by a better team and the best player in the nation.
Oh well. It was a good run, but us Cardinal fans have very high expectations. :)
As for the rest of our day, we started with some "illegal" campers. Now these 6 folks didn't just park and sleep in their vehicle.
They pitched a huge tent in the middle of the night between two other sites. I was just about to go wake them up when one of our rangers stopped by.
So he went with me to roust them. They didn't give him any lip, paid their money, packed up, and moved on.
They tend to prefer to do that rather than pay the $75 per person fine. :)
The rest of the day was pretty calm. Once again, we had a couple sites leave early and we were able to make the day of some campers.
One father & his little girl were over-joyed. And when Linda gave them a partial bag of marshmallows so they wouldn't have to drive all the way to Moab, the dad said "You guys are our lucky charms! I'd buy a lottery ticket from you if you sold them."
Little moments like that are so special. Having "illegal" campers every night couldn't wipe out the memories of those two smiles. Nor can a couple of basketball games that didn't turn out the way we wanted. :)
It takes a special kind of person to be a good campground host. We are amazed at how patient you are with undeserving people at all hours for every lame reason. Just thought you know that people like you are appreciated by the rest of us who don't have what it takes to do that job.
Posted by: Larry and Jacki | Sunday, March 30, 2008 at 10:41 AM
Those Cardinals and Hilltoppers had a very good run by anyones standard. Besides, how many people can say they had TWO Alma Maters in the Sweet Sixteen Finals? Huhh?
Posted by: Martin Hill | Sunday, March 30, 2008 at 11:30 AM
Yay! Go Carolina! Sorry, but hey I do live in NC, at least for now!
I love reading your day to day about the camp ground. I really admire the fact that you don't let the little stuff get you down but the good little things mean so much to you!
Posted by: Melinda | Sunday, March 30, 2008 at 07:24 PM
Martin: Well, Stanford, for one. :) At least one of them is still alive.
Posted by: Jon | Sunday, March 30, 2008 at 09:39 PM