In DC, we visited a pumpkin festival with the family and met a couple of old friends, the Punkinsaurus:
and William Goat:
The family mans the AVPC (Anti-Vehicle Punkin Chunker), aimed at a boat, a car, or a truck, your choice:
And finally, no outing of this kind is complete without a pig race!
This farm where the event was held made fresh, warm, apple cider donuts. Those things are heaven on earth...absolutely the most delicious donuts we'd ever had. The bunch of us ate through way too many of those but still had room for a lively luncheon with our cousins Amy and John (wine was exchanged all around) the next day, before heading south.
An overnight stop in Selma, North Carolina was just an opportunity to rest, then onward to Charleston, South Carolina via Myrtle Beach. Charleston was interesting but threatened rain for both days because Hurricane Michael was heading north from the Gulf. We didn't carry the cameras but we did walk all over town. One major mistake: we didn't quite get back to the hotel before it rained like hell. We managed to keep our Pecan Coconut cookies from Harris Teeter dry. That's a recommendation in case you missed it.
The second evening in Charleston was spent mostly watching the weather. The hurricane was due to run just between us and Atlanta, heading right at Columbus and our intended driving route. We watched the weather deteriorate and finally went to bed. No decisions were to be made before morning. Overnight, yes, there seemed to be a hurricane nearby. Rain, thunder and howling wind. In the morning, it looked as though we needed to implement plan B by driving south to Savannah and then northwest to Atlanta, thus skirting south of the worst of it. We started out in rain and wind but soon broke through into sunshine and all was well.
Onward to Road Atlanta for the Motul Petit Le Mans! We didn't know quite what to expect at the track, but it turned out to be a very pleasant experience. We walked the track on our first day, of course, and finally settled on a great spot to watch the race from before heading down to the pits for the autograph session.
There's a terraced area where people set up their lawn chairs...good viewing on race day.
And now for some Halloween Fun!
