It was a relatively short drive, about 2 hours. We checked into our hotel and then drove around a bit. We briefly checked out downtown Charlotte, and then headed to an arts area that we had read about in a tourist magazine at the hotel. There was a store that had a huge variety of handmade stuff, along with several artists studios where some artists were working while we were there. There was a kid there who looked about 10 years old that was sketching a polar bear and he was really, really good! It was fun to look through the studios and see works in progress.
We headed to meet cousin Lindsay and her husband Mark for dinner.
We went to a bbq place which was really great. We sat on the patio and it was another beautiful evening. I haven't seen Lindsay for years, and hadn't met Mark. We had a great time chatting and catching up, and they actually had Tommyknocker on draft there! That is the brewery in Idaho Springs, we served their brew at our rehearsal dinner. We each had a couple of those.
The next morning, we had the breakfast at the hotel. Unfortunately, it was a little chilly and too cloudy to swim, so I never got to enjoy the hotel pool! It looked really nice, though, and we enjoyed everything about the La Quinta we stayed at. Before leaving town, we stopped by Lindsay and Mark's house to meet their baby Mason. Lindsay was at work but Mark was there to introduce us to the little guy, and Lilly got to play in the backyard with their two dogs for a little while before we hit the road again to head to South Carolina.
We were going to spend the next two nights in Charleston, but on the way we stopped in Columbia to have lunch with cousin Tyler. He had class in the afternoon but we timed it so we could meet him at school and have lunch between classes. He took us to a restaurant that had been featured on the Food Network show Diners, Drive-ins and Dives. We thought that was pretty cool because we love the show, the host makes everything look so delicious! We each had a burger, which was yummy. I still have to search online and see if I can find that segment about the place we went to. After lunch, Tyler showed us around the campus briefly. He was a law student - I say was because he graduated a couple of weeks ago! Congrats to Tyler!
The campus was beautiful, of course it was a lovely day and flowers were blooming everywhere. The buildings were all really nice too. I don't know much about architecture but it just seemed like a pleasant place to be.
Next, we headed down to Charleston. More to come!
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