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Way Down East NC, April 1-2, 2017
Northeastern North Carolina, inland from the beach was the first part of North Carolina settled by Europeans. It is also the poorest, most rural, and most heavily African American part of the state. I had the bicycle in the trunk as I parked the car at about noon on a Saturday in the town…
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Teardowns in Charlotte, March 22, 2017
I needed to drive 140 miles to pick up Tootie and Kathryn from an evening arrival at the Charlotte airport. Using the opportunity I got to Charlotte early, parked the car, took my bicycle out of the trunk and spent most of the day looping though the streets of Charlotte. I took lots of…
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Food tour: Orlando to Tampa to St. Petersburg, March 6-10, 2017
The weather was nice and Amtrak fares are low and refundable, so I took the opportunity to go down to Florida once more. Tootie drove me and the folding bicycle to the Cary NC Amtrak station. It was FOOD that seemed to be the center of all the major experiences on this trip. …
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Oceanfront Virginia Beach to Downtown Norfolk, and back (with slight assistance) March 17, 2017
Although she now lives in the Westminster Canterbury retirement complex on Shore Drive, my Mom Eleanor Marshall still owns the small oceanfront house at 83rd street in Virginia Beach. My sister Jane and her daughter Annie are currently living there. Despite the fact that I have not really lived in Virginia Beach for over…