Every trip we've shared since 2011—filter by where we went, when we traveled, or what we explored.
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United StatesA week in Raleigh with the family, the opening leg of a longer trip north. At its heart was a celebration of the life of John's brother Will, who passed in July, a gathering full of love, sorrow, and the kind of laughter only Willie could inspire. There was time too for Falls Lake, a round at Wildwood Green, a USGA qualifier, and a Shabbat dinner to send us on our way.
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United StatesDays in Raleigh with the family, a day on the water at Lake Rodgers, a rock-polishing company launched by two of the grandchildren (in which Grams and Gramps took a little stock), first golf lessons, a COVID-careful day at the Museum of Life and Science, and a round on UNC's Finley course in Chapel Hill.
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United StatesA morning at the Columbus Zoo, a stop Janice had wanted to make for years, with the polar bears, a giraffe to feed, and the thin, masked crowds of that strange summer. Then the long, hot drive to Raleigh, where our new Toyota picked up right where the Roadtrek left off and lost its air conditioning along the way.
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United StatesThe last leg, and the best kind, a few days in Raleigh with our son James and his family, the grandchildren far more interested in the RV than in us, a day at the natural-science museum with experiments and a butterfly house, and then the early-morning drive south to home in Flagler Beach. The close of a long, full summer.
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