The heat in Charlotte has been oppressive for a few weeks, so we decided to spend today in Blowing Rock, North Carolina. It's under two hours drive from our home and the high temperature today was 74 whereas it was 92 in Charlotte. Neither of us had been there before but we had heard from people that it was a neat place. Personally there were way too many rude South Floridians in $400 shoes for my taste, but overall I enjoyed our day. While we were walking around at first, I just thought visitors there, in general, were a little rude and over dressed. Then Jason mentioned all of the Florida tags and it clicked. I do not miss living in South Florida for one hot minute.
We started off at The Blowing Rock, then stopped at Storeys for a tasty lunch. I had a piece of grilled chicken and mac 'n cheese; Jason an applewood smoked bacon, brie and apple panini. We then walked through Art in the Park. The weather was warm, the sun was shining and there was a slight breeze and it all just what we needed on a Saturday: relaxing exploration on the cheap with a little gourmet thrown in. We spent some time lounging under a tree in the park and headed home.
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