Los Flemings

We've gotten settled in enough - and enough boxes are unpacked that we were able to treat ourselves to our first canoe trip as NC residents on the Neuse River yeseterday. We picked the Neuse for its proximity and certainly not its water quality. The river basin is north of Raleigh and near Durham in an area that has seen significant development. We chose a stretch of 10+ miles that flows just to the east of Raleigh. So it was a short drive but we were rarely out of earshot of the city. The one positive was that there is very little development so there was some nice scenery and good bird life (great blue herons, ospreys and kingfishers to name a few).

Getting unpacked was greatly facilitated by Grandma Maxine and Grandpa Glenn who hosted Sam in Mt. Pleasant from Tuesday - Friday. Sam got to play at the beach and had another visit to the aquarium. It also gave Mame a chance to get her textbooks out and organize her study space for her first day of school tomorrow. She's already connected with two fellow RSNA students here in Cary and they're going to carpool tomorrow for strength in numbers. Wish her well!