Category North Carolina

Pilot Mountain Campout

June 13, 2015 · by · in Camping, Cultural Attractions (Museums, Historical Sites, Etc.), National Parks and State Parks, North Carolina, Pilot Mountain · Leave a comment

April 30 – May 3 One of our goals for the year was to try to do more local camping. We’d discussed doing so with Sarah and Hans and finally an opportunity presented it self, the first weekend of May at Pilot Mountain, a North Carolina State Park. Located about 90 minutes north of Charlotte […]

Return to Charlotte – Part Two

April 21, 2015 · by · in Bicycle Tours and Rides, Carolina Beach, Charlotte, North Carolina · 1 Comment

February 14 – March 11 Joanna and I made a return visit to the Saucer on Saturday for Valentines Day. Our original plans were to take part in a multi course offering at Bistro 49 on campus with Lyndsay, but it was cancelled late in the week and with the Saucer featuring some special brews […]

Return to Charlotte – Part One

April 20, 2015 · by · in Charlotte, Huntersville, Mexican Food, North Carolina · 1 Comment

February 6-13 And so we settled back into a routine that we would follow for the foreseeable future, some time at home, some travel, hopefully a nice blend of both. For Joanna this means volunteering one day a week at the NC Horse Protection Society, a non-profit outfit in China Grove that rescues horses and […]

Holiday 2014 – The Long Drive East, Part Two

April 8, 2015 · by · in Charlotte, Holiday 2014, Mobile, North Carolina, Transportation, Trips, West Coast Holiday 2014 · Leave a comment

January 26-30, 2015 Compared to our first couple of days on the road, our drive to Mobile seemed short at about six hours. Interstate 10 takes you past New Orleans and through Bayou Country, miles upon miles of swamp bordering each side of the highway. A stop at a Chik-fil-A netted us a chicken sandwich, […]

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