Blogs from Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, North America - page 5

Off to a rough start, apparently US Airways pilots are afraid to fly in the rain! I'm missing my group flight out of the US so looks like I'm flying solo all the way to Bhutan... As long as I (and my pack) get there!... read more

Well I am still doing a bit of last minute packing. Getting a little ancy and can't wait to leave. I figured I would post my itinerary for anyone that is interested on seeing where I will be and when. Dec 27th - Travel Day Dec 28th - Flight lands in Dresden then we take a train to Prague Dec 29th - Prague Dec 30th - Pilzen Dec 31st - Prague Jan 1st - Brno Jan 2nd - Vienna Jan 3rd - Vienna Jan 4th - Vienna Jan 5th - Budapest Jan 6th - Budapest Jan 7th - Budapest Jan 8th - Venice Jan 9th - 12th is basically going to be an open travel day, we will either be in Italy, Switzerland, Germany, or Austria. Jan 13th - back in Dresden Jan 14th - Flight ... read more

Happy 4th of July! July 2 we drove to Carowinds and stopped along the way from Myrtle Beach at Sparkey's and bought a pet hermit crab. We checked into our cabin here at Camp Wilderness and ordered pizza while the kiddo swam in the pool. We caught fireflies for the first time and then in the morning we did a private tour of S. Carolina's Old English Country and Historic Brattonsville (a colonial settlement) where Patriot was filmed with Mel Gibson. It was fabulous and the history was gripping and a woman whose ancestors were the real slaves there on the actual plantation, gave us a period tour as well. They have heriloom chickens and goats and pigs there that are actually endangered and are no longer farmed. It is an actual working plantation still after ... read more

Today was a lot of fun but not very story-filled. I went to Lowe’s Motor Speedway, just outside Charlotte, to take a tour of the speedway. Back in my redneck days, I was quite an avid NASCAR fan so this was a nice trip down memory lane. When I arrived, aural testosterone permeated the air as drivers from the Richard Petty Driving School were on the track. If that sound doesn’t charge you up, nothing will. I took a $5 tour of the track, where we stopped on pit row, took a van ride in the infield, drove the van around the track (only at about 85 mph, though) and saw the nearby drag strip and dirt track. Remembering back almost 20 years ago when the sport was in its adolescence, it was amazing to see ... read more

Family celebrates the life of Grandma Culbertson... read more