We had planned on a weekend on Ocracoke with the NC gang. Unfortunately the weather halted the ferry, so we redirected back to RDU but had a blast all the same!
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| The gang bowling |
We booked the 5pm Southwest flight on the Thursday before Memorial Day. In the spirit of retirement frugality, we took the train to the airport which was only an hour. We even got there in time for a beer and tacos before the flight took off. John picked us up in JoAnna's car as his was in the shop. After a couple of beers we went to bed, knowing we were up at 4am to drive to Ocracoke.
Phil and Joyce met us at the house at 5:30am on Friday so we could ride with them. About 90 minutes on the road to Swan Quarter Ferry, John got a text saying that the ferry was canceled because of high winds. We pulled off the highway to have a brainstorm session at Bojangles. After considering a variety of options around the Outer Banks, we opted to head back to RDU and just take advantage of the local area. Kim and Jonathan were already out that way from the night before, so they redirected back to the city. After unloading at John's house, we went to 10th and Terrace on the rooftop of Residence Inn in Raleigh for drinks and a few appetizers. Keith, Kate, and the girls met us there, before we all walked to Morgan Street Food Hall for dinner via the Raleigh train station. A stop at Videri Chocolate Factory also might have happened... Post dinner we went to The Box Car for video games, which was shockingly busy!
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| Out and about in Downtown Raleigh |
Saturday we all met at the Drive Shack, a Top Golf-like facility. The place was already booked, so we put our names down for a couple of bays. It took at least an hour for a waiter to show up to get us drinks and appetizers. Once the two bays opened, we did have a great time. After cleaning up at the house, we made our way to Phil and Joyce's house for some incredible Cuban food - a really fun night.
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| Golfing |
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| Yummy dinner at Joyce and Phil's |
Sunday morning, a few of us met at Fosters for brunch. It was a drizzly morning but we were able to get a couple of tables outside. We then went to Bowlmor Lanes for 2.5 hours of bowling which was a blast - and fun to go back to the place we had bowling league while at Duke. We Ubered back to John's, had a nap, and then went to Keith and Kate's for dinner - Italian, hosted by them, with Phoebe providing her amazing bread. Julie was able to join us for dinner, as was Johnny Mac.
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| Final bowling score |
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| Yummy dinner at Keith and Kate's |
Monday we decided to get the earlier flight home, arriving at 12:30. Just in time to prep for the big move!
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