Embassy Suites Hotel Concord, Nc

... but given the amount of rain, clouds and fog we couldn't see a thing. So we took a few pictures and pretty much drove straight through the park :(<br><br>We reached our destination fairly early tonight and decided with this storm passing over us maybe a cabin would be a little better than staying inside our "tight quarters." The cabin is pretty roomy double size bed, eating area, 1/2 bath, heater and ...

... low on the mountains &amp; hills). Was able to take a short detour and visit Mt Airy, where the town of MAYBERRY in the Andy Griffth Show was filmed for television <br><br> <br>...that was pretty cool. Really not a whole lot to see...just the experience of saying that we were in 'MAYBERRY'.<br> We pulled up shortly before ...

WW and I drove across western NC. Got to a town called Statesville and went into J&amp;R Cigars, billed as the World's largest cigar store. They ain't lying. BIg ol' CHurchills for $3 (or less).<br><br>We camped at Lake Norman, land donated to the State of NC by the Duke Power company as long as the state let them leave their nuke there. No pics. Suprisingly nice campground.

We left Atlanta shortly before 11 am today and had a rather uneventful trip up I-85 to Charlotte. We took a short detour to Cornelius to visit my cousin Eloise Crawford. We had a good time reminiscing about church camps at Maryville College, back when we were "Northern Presbyterians." She reminded me that my brother, John, always had the job of ringing the bell in Anderson tower at dinner time and for other important events such as classes and vespers. We enjoyed our evening with Eloise.

... road trip, but when I tossed and turned, he adjusted the alarm to give me more sleep, thereby postponing our early arrival in Charleston. During the 4 hour road trip, I slept about 2.5 hours...possibly more. I hope my inability to sleep does not preclude our enjoyment of this romantic American city!<br>

... next day, it was very foggy and rainy and it was just very very difficult to get out of bed. I didnt feel very good, either. I think the route caught up to me and needed some rest to get my body acclimated to this new life. I had some sort of blood sugar problem - felt very clammy, sweaty and was trembling - and couldn't get enough sugar into my body. Sylvain went and bought me some jelly beans, gummy ...

... Juice was and is the dearest friend one could have - she kept my head on straight and worked every muscle to help make all this possible. I truely mean it when I say " I could not have done this without her". I will miss her like crazy and I hope she knows just how very much she means to me. So we finished up at the storage unit and then back to the house to pack the Jeep. We fit ...

As of this morning I now have a place to live in Regina I also now have 4 complete windows in the Jeep! I've included pictures of my new house. The address is: Rachel Liste 2728 Reynolds Street Regina, SK Canada S4N 3P4 My house is a 450sq ft house with one floor and an unfinsihed basement. The rent is $750 per month and it has a garage. It is close to the park - not sure which park yet - but it has a lake and something called the Science Center.

... and I laughed about the sex book selling - and I made a "what a tramp" comment about the lady. This is moment I got to educate my mother - as she than exclaimed "Well that is the cat calling the kettle black". It was at this point that I choose to correct her and explain to her that the phrase is actually the "POT calling the kettle black"! And our laughter continued. So at the end of the day - with $350 profit we packed up ...

... hood pins and the mandatory fuzzy dice. Then my rust bucket Pontiac Astre, my holy car, because you had to pray that it wouldn't disintegrate as you drove(it was that rusty), until I added a lot of bondo and a paint job. Then I moved up to my favourite car...my dad sold me his '78 El Camino Diablo with the large graphic on the hood. Added the mag wheels, extra wide rear tires, chromed and rebuilt engine, high end stereo, dual chromed exhaust. An awseome ride. My brother ...