Caps Road Trip Day 1

We are on a road trip this weekend, heading down to Raleigh, North Carolina to catch an away game between the Washington Capitals and the Carolina Hurricanes.

Thursday Night

The trip started with a bit of a rush out of town Thursday night ahead of some potential nasty winter freezing rain and snow on Friday morning. We had rain mostly through NC, and it got heavier as we got closer to Raleigh, but fortunately that was all it was.

Friday

We slept in late today, after a late arrival last night, and a restless night of sleep. It was a gloomy wet morning so we didn't miss much of an oppourtunity for site seeing. We got up and out around 11:00 to head out to the arena to pick up tickets for the game tomorrow. Since it is Military Appreciation Day tomorrow, there weren't many seats left in the lower section. We ended up getting club level seats on the corner. They should be fairly decent seats.

We grabbed lunch then walked around the State Capital. We went into the Museum of History and the Museum of Natural History. There were lots of kids going the History Museum, so it was noisy. But lots of interesting displays and exhibits. We walked back to the hotel and relaxed before dinner. We went to the restaurant "Top of the Tower" which is located on the top floor of the hotel. The food was good, and the view of the city was exceptional. Althoug there was a bit of fog you could still see a fair distance.

Some pictures we took during our day
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The Catholic Church near our hotel

The Baptist Church near our hotel

An old time pharmacy and soda shop display
in the NC Museum of History
Some items used for medicinal purposes
A display of body-shaping garments through the ages

A blue whale skeleton at the Museum of Natural History

Adult and baby manatee Skeletons

Sarah recreating a scene from her favorite movie

YOU'RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER BOAT!!!