Getting Ready

A beautiful day in Baton Rouge. Last night, the entire group went to dine at a Cajun restaurant where the fare included alligator tails and frog legs (and yes to you doubters, even I sampled some gators in both fried and grilled versions). Today, the team went to walk beside the Mississippi River for an hour this morning with several museums lining the way. Included was the USS Kidd (DD-661), a Fletcher-class destroyer. It was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for Rear Admiral Isaac C. Kidd, who died on the bridge of his flagship USS Arizona during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Admiral Kidd was the first flag officer to die during World War II.

It's on to the arena and the team's media session and practice this afternoon.