Our North Carolina Trip

 So no work Thursday.   We flew out  to  North  Carolina.

The flight was at 8 so we left at 6 and Kurt drove the car home from Long Beach Airport.  The flight to  Houston was very full.  I took .5 klonipin and was asleep most of the way.   We were late landing but we ran to the next leg and it has not  even started loading yet.  We arrived at RDU and rode the shuttle  Budget to the rental car.  OH WOW, the line was so so so long.  KR said he heard someone say that if you had the app you can go to the short line.   I added the app and got our car.  It was a Blazer, a mid size SUV even though I asked for a subcompact. We drove out of there and found our hotel, La Quinta, by the airport. It was very nice.  

We had  a turkey and cheese sandwich on the plane so we were not too hungry.   We found a place to eat dinner, Big  Mike's BBQ.  It was GREAT.  The prices were cheaper  Three kinds of  meats and cold slaw, bread and beans.  I think all for 28 bucks.

The next day

FRIDAY  we were up and decided to go to William Umstead Park.  It was very nice.  We hiked almost three miles and saw the beautiful carved logl  We weent to Morgan Food Hall, but found out the Transfer Co Food Hall was suppose to be better so we drove up to the next one.  Then  it was  JC Raulston Arboretum for a nice look see.  We even found the  bee hives.  We stopped at Pullen Park and watched the train go around and the Merry go around.  It was a beautiful park.

Dinner was at Auntie May's house and her house keeper had cooked all the food.  There were so many dishes and we ate a lot.  We departed for Extend Stay America near by and WHAT A MISTAKE.  The  place was like a Motel 6 but worse.  In the Middle of the night, the next door neighbors were yelling and fighting.

SATURDAY  We decided to drive to the coast and started our 2 hour drive.  Stopping in Fayetteville, which was kind of small.  Had a nice sandwich and pecan pie in Wallace at the Burney's Sweets & More.  Then it was off to Wrightsville Beach.  I went for a   1.5 mile run, and KR swam and I slept.

That night we drove to Morrisville and had a fab Chinese dinner at G58 Chinese restaurant.  VERY FANCY.  Possibly the fanciest place in town.  Just us, and the relatives.  David, Anette, the kids Tera and Katherinee with their spouses, and Lulu and Auntie May.  Wow we were so delight to be invited.  The food was so so pretty, good tasting too.

We went back to the La Quinta.  It was more expensive, but worth it.

Sunday wee were up and went to Lake Crabtree in Cary NC.  It was a beautiful park with gazebo and a walk way and we drove around the lake for a look see.  Went back and returned the rental car.   Got t he shuttle to the airport and waited for  our flight.  

I took a little more med but could not sleep.  The flight was VERY f ull and it was very very cold.  I wore the beanie cap and was still cold.

We landed in Las Vegas and our flight was an hour delayed.  The airport is so so noisy and nasty.  We finally got home, Kurt   picked us up.

We were zonked and went to bed.