Our time in Raleigh NC has ended and it is once again time to hit the road. In this blog I’ll wrap up our stay with a few other things we did during our stay.
As I have mentioned before we spent the weekends staying with our daughter and her family enjoying time with our granddaughter.We did venture out one Saturday evening to see a minor league team, the Durham Bulls play at their stadium in Durham, NC .
The stadium is located off the interstate in downtown Durham. We parked a short walk away and upon leaving the parking garage we landed in a scenic area featuring water features, lots of shops and restaurants adjacent to the stadium.
We had great seats and really enjoyed the game. A cold stadium beer with some peanuts and BBQ nachos completed the experience!. It was also pretty cool to see a dog who was trained to fetch the players’ bats after each at bat. Disappointingly the Durham Bulls lost but we had a grand time watching the game and enjoyed our brief visit to Durham NC.
We also enjoyed the occasional Wednesday together on our daughter’s day off. We were able to hike once at Johnson Lake and then another at Umstead State Park. Her corgi, Benny was really happy to accompany us on the hikes. We also played disc golf together several times and we will certainly miss the exceptional disc golf courses in this area.
One Wednesday we drove over to Duke Gardens to walk around. While we have been there many times before, this is one of those places requiring repeat trips to allow us to savor it at different times of the year. It never disappoints. Admission is free but does require paid parking to be close to the gardens.
One last long weekend over Labor Day we drove over to White Lake where Katie’s in-laws invited us to their family lake house. It was great to visit with all of Brooks’ grandparents, parents and neighbors. It was also fun to be at the lake and chill a bit. Allie, our granddaughter, seemed to really enjoy the lake but wasn’t too sure about getting in the water although she was willing to give it a try with her Dad.
Goodbyes are always hard especially for Sharon but it was time to plan our route out. We had such a great time with family and with new friends at the RV park but the weather is changing reminding us it is time to go.Since we have finally decided to winter back in Mesa Arizona we will start our slow trek westerly…
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