John's St. Louis Adventure with Nikki

John left Wham 308 with Nikki On April 16 and travelled 0.7 miles to Neely Hall. He was excited to spend the weekend in a residence Hall. John even was able to experience Nikki's RA job Friday night! John spent Saturday resting in Neely Hall for his big St. Louis adventure on Sunday.

On Sunday, April 19, John accompanied Nikki and her two friends Sam and Kendall to St. Louis. They had a BIG day ahead of them! John and friends drove 110.9 miles to the St. Louis Zoo. Unfortunately, John had to stay in Sam's car because of potential rain. After about an hour and a half at the zoo, Nikki, Sam, and Kendall came back to the car soaking wet! John was very thankful he stayed in Sam's car, though he desperately wanted to see the penguins! Because of the rain, John's trip to Forrest Park was cut short! John had made plans to see the World's Fair Pavilion, but he decided against that because he didn't want to smell like a wet dog! 

John, Nikki, Kendall, and Sam then drove 6.0 miles to Busch Stadium. John had been waiting for this ALL DAY! His first St. Louis Cardinals baseball game! Curious to find out his exact location, John had Nikki look up the coordinates of Busch Stadium. He was excited to learn that the Busch Stadium coordinates were  38.6225° N, 90.1931° W. Before entering the stadium, John took a picture with the Stan the Man statue that had been at the old Busch Stadium! 

John was very excited about for the game! He really enjoyed the atmosphere of Busch Stadium! John and friends got to the stadium so early, that they were able to hang out very close to the field! 

John didn't know that Nikki had one more surprise for him! Nikki's dad was at the baseball game too! Nikki introduced John to her dad and they even took a picture! 

Nikki, John, Sam, and Kendall then went up to their seats and enjoyed a 2-1 Cardinals victory!! The friends then travelled 96.6 miles back to Neely hall after a long day! The total miles travelled for the day was 214.2 miles! John went right to bed after such a long day! John's total miles this semester is 909 miles! He is one tired pup!