Day #26 through Day #29 - Birthday and other things

Day #26 - On the Way

It was a beautiful day for traveling, cold but crisp and clear. I thought this cloud formation looked like God just took a swipe with His paintbrush.

A South Carolina welcome

Day #27 - Celebrating with a Crab Feast...

...at the Crab Shack Restaurant
(photo by Lew)

We pulled it off, and Christy was totally surprised!
I got the best hug and some happy tears.
(photo by Lew)

The teary-eyed Birthday Girl
(photo by Lew)

My daughter-in-law (Tammy)
and #1 grandson (Christopher)

My son (Jim)... and his
(Michael - #2 grandson)
(photo by Lew)

My guy, their Poppaw (Lew)

Friends - Corinne and Christy

Good food, great company
(photo by Lew)

Day #28 - R&R

Jim and one of his pair, Cher -
the other being, of course, Sonny

Day #29 - The Lake

Lake Norman, NC

Created by Duke Power Company, this immense lake provides water for hydroelectric, steam, and nucelar power plants. Fed by the Catawba River, this "inland sea" has 520 miles of shoreline - more than the coastline of North and South Carolina combined! - and a surface area of 32,510 acres. It's over 100 feet deep at it's deepest point, with an average depth of about 33 feet. Approximately 3,200,000,000 gallons of water fill Lake Norman - it took 11 months to fill it! It's an awesome sight, and one I look forward to seeing every time we drive down to the Carolinas.