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Travel Blogs from Raleigh

Game Time JV Girls

A travel blog entry by boomerangs

JV Girls: after some gift swapping and Pre game prayer...the girls had a good game and came away with a good win: they looked amazing in their pink tie die! Great to see them all play together and as I have never personally seen majority of these athletes play, was Super impressed! The Jv girls are now sitting here watching the Varsity girls play and socialise with the local ...

Carolina Tiger Rescue

A travel blog entry by jmpncsu

... sleeping the day away. Next we saw a cougar, who initially was resting in her box, but came out for a treat. I think she initially was checking out a child in the tour group for an afternoon snack, but settled for a piece of chicken. Next, we saw a beautiful white tiger named Jellybean. He was quite gregarious and enjoyed greeting visitors. After getting a treat, he laid down, scratched himself to satisfy and ...

Well the 'Cat's outa the bag'...

A travel blog entry by dkoste01

... are!! Thank you, honey, for making time to record this insanity before the inevitable blurrrring of the memory.

I still tell my friends, "We are not 'going' to Ecuador until the plane leaves the ground (and makes altitude). To keep me grounded (pun intended), I keep reminding myself, "Life is what happens while you're busy making other plans." This trip could 'go south' in more ways than one! ...

Rod's Raven Rock Hike

A travel blog entry by jmpncsu

... at the parking lot. Heading down the Raven Rock Loop Trail, we went straight on Fish Traps Trail and almost immediately turned on Northington Ferry Trail. About half-way down this trail, there is a grave marker for Jesse Northington just off the trail. Mr. Northington had owned the ferry and lock and dam that provided transportation across the Cape Fear River on the route between Raleigh and Fayetteville. Eventually a bridge was built and ...

It's looking a little bare around here

A travel blog entry by dkoste01

... she has 14 of them because if she can't sell them, she keeps them), and she is starting a Christian bookstore and a homeless shelter for men. Actually, there was a time (when was that?) when I amazed myself at times, but lately I'm afraid I spend a lot of time feeling darned helpless. It is not a feeling I like, but maybe there is a lesson in that.

It is amazing how exhausting it can be watching other people work hard. I needed to lie down, and so ...