One week ago I went to North Carolina with my family. We were invited to a family reunion in Surf City, NC. It was for my grandma Susan’s side of the family, which I had never met. We’d be staying in a rental house. My mom, my sister, and I took BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) to SFO. We took Delta Airlines (which later turned out to be a mistake) to Salt Lake City. To the right is Anna holding a smoothie we bought at the airport. She is at our gate in SFO. At Salt Lake City we met up with my grandparents Jimmy and Susan. We then took a flight to Raleigh, NC. We arrived there around 11:00 at night. I wasn't actually that tired since in Pacific time that is 8:00 P.M. Anyway, at RDU (the airport) we waited and waited at the baggage claim. We were all annoyed that RDU had such bad bag service. Everyone's bag eventually came except for Anna's. We then had to deal with the bag service and in the end we filed a claim for it and gave the address for Barb and Gary's house. And you know what they gave Anna and Sara to say sorry for the “slight mistake”? They got a Delta shirt and a toothbrush. That just shows how much they care about your belongings. That’s why I said that taking Delta was a mistake, unless you want them to lose your bag!
Then we rented our car and drove to Barb and Gary's. Gary was Jimmy's best friend in high school. Also, Gary's daughter, Jen, was Sara's friend when they were teenagers. Their house (in the picture on the right) is in Wake Forest, NC, near Raleigh. We spent two nights there and it was tons of fun! Jen’s kids came over and we all played. She has three boys: Drew, Christian, and Matthew. Here is a picture of all of us. We had lots of fun together, as you can see.
I bet you’re wondering what happened to Anna’s bag. Well, the day after we landed in Raleigh, it arrived on Barb and Gary’s doorstep.
The same day we received Anna’s bag we went out to lunch in Chapel Hill, NC, northwest of Raleigh at a place called Sandwhich. The owner’s name is Hich, so that’s why Sandwich is spelled incorrectly. Here are two photos of Sandwhich. The food there was to die for. It was like sandwich heaven. It was totally worth the hour drive to get there!
The morning of the next day we said goodbye to Wake Forest and continued on our way to RDU, where we picked up my dad. With one more person added to the group, we hit Trader Joe’s in Cary, then Grandpa’s cousin Barbara’s house in Wilmington, NC. One more stop: Costco in Wilmington! Then, it was off to Surf City and Flip Flops, our rental house. The second I saw Flip Flops I knew I was going to have fun. It was a huge house with three stories and an elevator. The elevator got use the second we arrived because we loaded all the food into it and went up to the third floor: the kitchen, dining room, and living room. I cannot tell you how much fun I had there! I played on the beach so much and met lots of other kids.
Top row (left to right): Justin, me, Anna (different Anna), Mei Mei and Joey
Bottom row: Anna, Mary Jia and Amanda
The Atlantic Ocean was not cold like the Pacific. It was a very pleasant temperature, but the waves were very rough!! I was thrown down several times by them. But that just made it more fun.
I hope that eventually you will explore North Carolina like I did and have just as much fun!
I'm on "post a comment" excursion. Wow, thanks Delta.
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