Candlewood Suites Rocky Mount

Rocky Mount, NC was a rather uneventful stop. We performed at North Carolina Wesleyan College. It was nice to be in our first real space. The Dunn Center was pretty good. Our crew was... interesting. They did their jobs, but one gentleman (nicknamed Too Much ...

Decided against staying another 24 hours in Hilton Head due to the weather forecast for a nasty storm crossing the American mid-west. Even today was cool and very windy so it wasn't the ideal golfing weather. Before we left the Island we paid our $5 and entered the Sea Pines Plantation where I swear every home is right out of Architectural Digest. We drove right to the end at South Beach overlooking Calibogue Sound and then checked out Harbour Town ...

... us! J ) so we will take a little time to relax by the beach on the Atlantic Ocean, we have been instructed to take a side Excursion to the Cabbage Patch doll hospital,(providing it is "along our path!), (ok we will attempt this task, BUT no promises!) and then head to Florida and the Keys area, leaving enough time to travel West, back to the beginning of our Journey.

... mornning so we thought 'wouldn't it be nice to take the scenic route to Charleston'. Sounds good, right? Not. It was so loud on the car, we had to yell at each other to hear each other. That's our story and we're sticking with it! B&C

Stardate 11:54 pm, November 19, 2007: Finally hitting the road--it's official, we have begun the road trip!!! We are on our way to the Great Smokey Mountains. It's a bit of a hike from Kitty Hawk--about 10 hours or so. Literally going from the easternmost part of NC to the westernmost part. We like to drive at night because there is much less traffic. However, that doesn't ...

... colonial part of town is dedicated to preserving history complete with reenactors in period clothing, buildings, oxen, candle makers, colonial food, the whole 9 yards. We also got to see the battle site at Yorktown, Virginia where the Revolutionary war ended when Washington cornered Cornwallis with ...

... missiles -one from Russia and the other USA. Also went to the Natural History and American history museums as well. Visited the home where Lincoln died. I'm tired at the moment, so i'm cutting this short. Heading off to Charlottesville tomorrow watch this space!

... one of Thomas Jefferson's homes (Williamsburg, while he was governor of Virginia) to visit another (Monticello). We got into Charlottesville and drove to the historic downtown area to find a place for dinner. We went to a place that's name was three syllables of one or two letters each, but neither Brian nor I can remember it. What Brian will remember for a long time is how much he loved the food. He had a black bean and corn relleno with sides of ...

... the conditions/needs/views of local Congolese staff working for MERLIN. At this very moment I believe he's out in the field on his first on-site staff appraisal trip. Mark flies back to Toronto at the very end of July, just days before the DRC's first democratic elections in 40yrs are to take place. Needless to say he's there at a pretty fascinating time. From Kigali I flew to Nairobi and a day later on to Amsterdam and Toronto. After a brief few days with my ...

... that was achieved! Now the planning for the travels can really begin. The house was on the market for 8 days when we received an offer to buy. Closing date is scheduled for June 1st. Due to our travel plans, we will plan to get everything in storage by June 25. Everything is really coming together!