Visiting Elise and Daniel in Durham, NC

After giving up on the Great White Squirrel hunt, we headed east towards Durham, NC,  to spend four nights with Elise and Daniel at their apartment.

You will recall, we visited them in Washington DC at the beginning of this this road trip.  Daniel's summer Associate stint at Gibson & Dunn lasted 10 weeks, and I know they were VERY happy to get back to their place in NC.  

Saleen was VERY happy to see whose house we ended up at this time.  

Once we reached Elise and Daniel's,  I finally crashed.  I guess my body knew that I could be lazy for a couple of days, and I got very tired.   We got lots of sleep, and spent nice "down time" just hanging out and visiting with the kids. The down time also worked out nicely with the weather.  On the way here, as we got out of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Brevard, we got pretty warm temps, and they continued for the first two days in Durham.  But on Sunday, a cool front moved in, lowering the high to 80, and the lows to the low 60's, so we were good again for traveling with no AC. Sweet!

We also got to do a nice hike at Eno State Park, a place Elise had told us about before when she had hiked there. It was beautiful.  And once again, the temps were pleasant. We hiked all along the Eno River, and ended up at a swimming hole called Bobbit Hole, where the guys had a rock throwing contest.  

Elise and Daniel's apartment actually backs up to a nature preserve, which really comes in handy when you want to take the dog on a walk, or head out the door for a run.  

Our final night there, we watched "Good Morning Vietnam," with Robin Williams.  We are still very sad about his passing.  It just doesn't seem fair that someone who offered so much laughter and joy to everyone else would choose death over continuing his own life.   Sigh.