Thursday, October 1, 2020

Our Stay in NC is Coming to a Close…

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We discovered yet another great Disc Golf Venue at the Buckhorn Disc Golf Course. This course is adjacent to a lake used for cooling a Nuclear Power Plant nearby. Sharon and I played this one afternoon and as I have mentioned before North Carolina has some great scenic courses. With views of the lake from the heavily wooded Pine Forest one cannot help but enjoy this stroll through the woods.

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As our last weekend arose for visiting with Katie and Brooks we made plans for a grand last meal. This evening’s menu was going to be Smoked Beef Brisket, Texas Chapel Hill sausage and Texas styled pinto beans. Brooks and Benny woke up early to get the brisket started after letting it sit overnight with a nice rub on it. Letting a rub sit overnight really intensifies the flavor and offers the opportunity to achieve a better “crust” on the outside of the brisket.

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While the brisket was smoking its way to “perfectdom” under a constant 225-240 degree fire we decided to go off and play some disc golf. This time we played at the Apex Disc Golf Course, a really nice little course. Unfortunately the back nine is under construction for renovations in the park so we played the front nine twice but still had a great time. Benny, the Corgi, really enjoys these golf outings a lot.

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Once back at the house we all watched a bit of football as our Fighting Texas Aggies had their season opener. Though there were high expectations I saw in their first game it might be a long season unless they can get going a bit faster. As the games were playing the brisket was cooking and after many hours it finally reached an internal temperature over 200 degrees Fahrenheit. After letting sit a bit, I sliced it up and dinner was served.

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What a great way to end our last weekend here in Raleigh NC… with family and with a great meal!

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With our departure date coming up this weekend we have finally made last minute plans to head south. Our next stop will be in Dillon SC for a couple of nights and then over to Colleton State Park for a few more nights. Next we will move to the Brunswick Georgia area for a couple more nights before spending five nights at Gamble Rogers State Park south of Flagler Beach. We plan to spend a little time in Florida visiting Sharon’s cousin John and his wife Penny before heading on over to South Padre Island in Texas for the winter months…

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NOTE: We are currently in Raleigh, NC and plan to leave on October 2nd moving on over to Dillon SC next…

5 comments:

  1. Nice backhand Sharon, do you have a book under your arm? If it's Disc Golf for Dummies - I'd like to borrow it :)
    Another nice course through the trees ... and dinner WOW!

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  2. We've never tried disc golf, but your descriptions of the courses you've played have piqued my interest. Another vote here for a Disc Golf for Dummies book.

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    1. It's great fun as you basically are only playing against yourself, and you get in a nice hike. We like that there are lots of courses out east so it kind of makes up for the lack of public lands...

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  3. Dave brines, rubs then smokes. Wish we had a disc golf course nearby, we have yet to get much playing in.

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