Turks & Caicos

Guess where we're going (again)!

White Oak Creek Greenway

Today we opted for a 7 mile walk instead of an Insanity® workout.  Tried a new trail in Cary.  Really beautiful and had 65 degree, sunny weather.  Anna took two images with her smart 'phone as we passed a pond: a turtle sunning and a rather nice aeration fountain.

A Kid Again

After our new neighbors' wedding picnic on Sunday, Anna tried out the swings.

Anniversary Dinner at Saint-Jacques

Indulgence: excellent food and wine - and romantic ambience. Image of what used to be escargots (Anna) and Coquilles St. Jacques (Myron) - Pinot Noir.  Entrées (duck, seafood en croûte) with Saint-Émilion. Anna's dessert: pumpkin ice cream.  We haven't had so much rich food in a very long time.

Special Dinner

Wednesday evening's dinner: chicken piccata, corn on the cob and a nice red wine.  We deserved it!

Weekend at the Beach House in Nags Head, NC

We had a fantastic weekend with 80 degree air temperature and 70 degree water temperature.  We went swimming and lolled in the the sun.  Of course we ate Dungeness crabs at Dirty Dick's Crab House.  The beach was very sparsely populated at this time of year.  On our return to Durham we visited the Confederate statue honoring General Pettigrew (in Columbia, NC).  His statue has writing all around the base: it mentions that his troops "went farthest at Gettysburg", it honors not just the brave troops but also the women who "kept the home fires burning" and the "faithful and loyal slaves".  We then had "gourmet" southern fried chicken at the Golden Skillet in Plymouth (Myron had been dying to try this for 6 years; he's now cured!).
It was clearly a culture-filled weekend.