Category: Eastern North Carolina trips
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Touring Littleton NC (population 674); October 18, 2023
My son Jack and daughter-in-law-to-be Mary Hannah are getting married on October 28; in less than two weeks! Because of my history of accidents, Tootie was concerned that I not hurt myself anytime before the ceremony. She seems to be less worried about me personally than me showing up to the ceremony in a wheelchair…
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Biking Eastern North Carolina flatlands, Tarboro to Williamston NC and back, November 9-10, 2021
This trip would be a one nighter. I drove our Ford Escape Hybrid an hour and a half east of Chapel Hill. Tarboro is one of the prettiest small towns in North Carolina. I drove around Tarboro looking for a safe neighborhood where I could park. There were no “No Parking” signs anywhere, no signs…
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Rich Square NC and whereabouts, September 5, 2020
Where else to go during a pandemic? In our home town of Chapel Hill NC we have friend named Connie (married to a guy named Mark). Connie is originally from Rich Square NC (population 958). Connie and Mark’s daughter Hadley was our baby sitter back in the 1990’s. I think Hadley currently…
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Down East North Carolina, Faison/Warsaw/Clinton Dec. 26,2019
About thirty years ago I had an air freight client on the outskirts of Clinton NC; a manufacturer of high-end glass panels. I used to drive down there for sales calls. The factory might still be there although companies now change names every few years as they get bought and sold. I recently realized…
urban bicycle journeys 