Just got back from spending a week in Oak Island, North Carolina. A friend of mine has a place there. It was my first time in the state. Very nice area, Southport has some great restaurants. We went to Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach for a day. I was impressed. We drove down from CT and its amazing how much different the state is on the coast compared to inland.
I’m biased because I live here, but I feel like NC is often overlooked. Some of the best hiking/scenery/mountains on the East Coast and a solid coastline as well. Sprinkle in Charlotte and Raleigh as pretty livable cities and it’s a nice state. Some rural parts id stay out of, but lots to enjoy here.
I’ve probably shouted you out before, but I tend to like posts and comment when I see another Queen City resident on a thread
Isn't Mount Mitchell higher than Grandfather Mountain? I've heard both are great places.
Can’t really see much of the course. They keep expanding the property. But the course is for members and guests only.I managed to get Masters tickets once...and a conference I had to attend was the same time.
Can you see much of the course or is it too far from the road?
Any thoughts on Athens, Ga?
Thx for the info.
Yikes, yes it is. I typed that as i was falling asleep. Don’t boneyard and sleep yall. Both are amazing indeed.
That's a great museum. I visit my son in Savannah at least 3 times a year. Each time I visit it. they were rebuilding a bomber. Probably done by now.
I eat at the Waffle House near the Savannah-Pooler line. By the airport. It's a real greasy spoon. That's why I go there. A little over 6 years ago, visiting my son, I took a chance and went across from my motel to have breakfast. When I opened the door, everybody, and I mean everybody, cooks, servers, manager, custodian all turned around and looked at me and said "Good Morning". I turned around thinking it was somebody behind me. That started my love for the Savannah area which I will be moving to shortly.
im glad you enjoyed it! Yeah, just 30 minutes inland, and you could be in a different country lol.
Every time I travel to the South, Waffle House is the first place I go. It's like eating with family. Plus the waffles are really good. I wish we had them in CT but the closest ones are in southeastern Pennsylvania. It takes close to 4 hours to get to the closest one, so I only make the trip once per month. You do stupid things for love.
Been to the top of Mt. MIitchell. It is ~6,600 feet high give or take a few and is the higest point east of the Mississippi. It is one heck of a paved grade to get up there from the parking lot but oh so worth it. Great views from there. Oddly enough, I just saw the pic I have of me at the Mt. Mitchell sign atop the mountian a couple days ago. Well worth the ride out of Asheville and on the Blue Ridge to get there.
Yes. Thx. Signed up for it. Is it easy to get a spot last minute since you can’t reserve?
Gaffigan does a great bit on Waffle House, "though seeing a guy in a t-shirt cooking eggs with a cigarette hanging out of his mouth does remind me of my Dad." The one time I went and sat at the counter, my potatoes came covered in that Mercurochrome-colored cheese instead of the onions I had ordered. I mentioned that to the server and she shoots me this look, picks up my plate and knife, and scrapes all the potatoes in to the garbage can then shoves the plate and knife back at me. A few minutes later some new potatoes showed up. That's Waffle House!
The web site said 24 hrs. But we often called only a few hrs prior.
