This photo is for our RV friends so they can see Midway campground. It was very family oriented. It had been a KOA, but is now independent. We have never had a grill with propane provided. There is a lake for fishing, game building, covered picnic area, putt-putt golf, in ground jumping mat, and
a huge pool. They charge $10/person for those wanting to swim, but not staying in the park. The park is 7 miles from the nearest restaurants and twice that to a grocery. There is a convenience store and gas station down the road. The weather was HOT and HUMID.
On the 18th of June we drove to Selma, NC, which is about 30 minutes from Raleigh and another 30 to Durham. We are here to visit one of our nieces and to do more family history research. North Carolina has done a wonderful job of planting flowers along their interstates. This is one example at the ramp onto I-95. Lady Byrd Johnson would be thrilled.
Our niece, Lauren, took us to see a model of the house that she is having built. It is 3 bedrooms and two baths. That would be perfect for us when we come off the road, if we could get it built in Vancouver, WA. We loved it.
Lauren's lot is down this newly paved street beyond the grass patch on the right. We are so excited for her. After viewing this, she took us to the Geer Garden in Durham for a great dinner, made really fun by all the conversation. We left her and returned to the coach.
The next day, Ted and I drove back to Raleigh to the NC State Library to do family research. Ted found the death date for one of his 2nd grandfathers. This was a big break through. I found a reference that I wanted. We then drove a couple of miles to NCSU where Lauren works. These beautiful flowers lined a walkway on campus.
The entrance to her building had all kinds of science symbols embedded in the floor. I wish that I had gotten a better shot of this helix.
Here is Lauren in her office.
We went down the hall to the ant lab. She opened one of the drawers to her right to show us:
All of those drawers look similar to this one. She identified every one of these ants, including two previously unidentified! She also has many interests and is a delight to be with. After we left her, we decided to eat in Raleigh. We hoped this would help us avoid rush hour. I picked a place on my phone and this was it.
Cafe Luna, at the corner of Blount and Hargett, had 5 stars and it deserved it. Prices were amazing for a really upscale gustatory experience. I had a seafood fettuccine in a tomato sauce. Ted had seafood ravioli in a cream sauce. Both were out of this world. We shared a Caesar salad that was the best we have ever eaten. The owner stopped by and we had a nice discussion about our Kindle Fires and living in our coach. His wife is the painter of the oil paintings that grace the walls of the restaurant. He sent over a "to-die-for" ice cream dessert made in the restaurant from vanilla and chocolate Haagen-Dazs ice cream partially melted, then blended with cherries, chopped walnuts, and chocolate shavings. The service was perfect and the atmosphere comfortable and relaxing. We considered this place to be one of the two best Italian restaurants we've ever patronized.
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