A Special Visit

We knew that our trip down to Florida had to include a stop-over near Cary, NC to visit my brother, Paul and sister-in-law Linda.  It had been two years since we had seen them and we were very excited.  Unfortunately, the closest RV park to them was RVacation RV Park in Selma, NC about 45 minutes from them.  It was a nice park right off of I-95 with nice pull-thru sites. Our site had a nice view of a small lake inhabited by all kinds of waterfowl. Not a bad park for a few nights stay.

We got quite a chuckle out of the sign as you enter the park.  It read “Speed Limit 8 miles per hour, seriously!” We thought maybe it should have a question mark rather than an exclamation point!
After getting settled, Paul & Linda came out for a visit and then we went out to dinner to Ruby Tuesdays.



Friday morning we road into Cary to visit at their place.  We decided to leave Mickey at their place to do some sightseeing since he made himself right at home.






Our first stop was Southern Seasons in Chapel Hill where we had a great lunch and the guys did some beer tasting.  Their favorite was Sweet Josies, a dark beer followed by a good Octoberfest.  Not only is it a restaurant but also a store featuring all the chocolate you can imagine, coffees, teas, gourmet foods, cookware, etc.  I could not leave without buying some chocolate.
Our travels then took us through the UNC campus and a ride through the upscale neighborhoods. 
From UNC we drove over to their rival school, Duke University.  It was a perfect day to walk through their botanical gardens.

While we were at Southern Seasons, Ray spilled coffee down his shirt so we had to make a stop at the Duke bookstore so he could buy a t-shirt.  This prompted one of the students to ask him if he was wearing his shirt to countdown.  Maybe they thought he was an alumni, or possibly a professor?
Our final stop was a visit to see the University’s chapel.  Among the buildings on the west campus, Duke Chapel was the first to be planned at the last to be built.  It was dedicated on June 2, 1935 and continues to be the central building  whose purpose remains “keeping the heart of the University listening to the heart of God.”



The tower of the chapel rises 210 feet high and the chapel itself seats 1500 people.

The photo on the right shows the pipe organ which contains 5,033 pipes controlled by a pedalboard and four keyboards.

We dropped Mickey back off to the RV and ended the evening with dinner at Outback.  We had such a great time, laughed so much and were so thankful for their hospitality.  I am sure it is in the cards for us to stop for a visit again!