North Carolina - Day 1 (the rest)

I landed in North Carolina and texted my buddy Jeff that I was on the ground. He was parking his car so we timed it perfectly. After meeting up with him we hopped in the car and drove back to his place. He doesn’t live too far from the airport, and it was a nice ride.

We weren’t at his place too long. We basically gathered supplies and headed to his brother’s house for dinner. We were making burgers, which is kind of Jeff’s thing. We arrive at the house, I meat Jeff’s niece, say hello to his brother and meet his sister-in-law. We hung out for a while as Jeff prepared the dinner - and it was great reconnecting with his brother and getting to know his sister-in-law. They were tons of fun and very gracious hosts. We talked food, wine, and of course Lost.

The burger was fantastic - an burger inspired by the cuisine of Argentina, which is close to my heart. We had some fantastic Malbec with it. After dinner, his brother gave me a tour of his whiskey collection - which was awesome…well, what I remember of it. After that we repaired to the front porch for the rest of the evening. One thing I noticed on this trip - North Carolinans love their rocking chairs. And I must say, I kinda dig them too. It was very comfortable. We continued our conversation over cigars and whiskey, and went as late as we could. I love being on vacation.

After leaving his brother’s house, we headed back to the apartment and weren’t much for the rest of the evening. My long day was over and I crumbled onto the couch to get some much needed sleep.