Rail runner south and an almost baseball game

We've already taken the rail runner train north from Albuquerque to Santa Fe (the locals here pronounce it with the emphasis on the Santa Fe, not Santa Fe), so on Memorial day we took the train south to Belen. There was absolutely nothing to see in Belen, but it was a nice trip down and back traveling along the river and through the towns.


Our plan for the evening was to go to the Isotopes baseball game. The Isotopes is as big league as it gets here in Albuquerque, they're the Dodgers AAA team. They have a little play area for kids, so we were going to bring our blankets, have a little picnic in the lawn area and let the kids play while we watched the game. When we got there, we found out that even the kids had to pay for lawn tickets, and they're not even discounted. So, $6 a ticket, $30 for us to see a minor league game. But we were there, so we thought, ok, we'll do it this time. Then we went to the gate and they looked through our bags and said no outside food or drink. What the heck! So, I was so upset, I rushed our tickets back to the ticket booth for a refund. That is ridiculous! We could go see the Diamondbacks for way less money. So, instead we went to a little fun park and played video games. I guess we'll wait for the college baseball to start up next fall where they are cheap seats and allow food and drink! So here is a video of Derek hitting baseballs instead.