I just got back from NC a few days ago and I had a BLAST!!! :) It was great seeing the guys again and meeting one of their girlfriends. I spent the majority of my time there with the 2 of them and we had a great time! We went and spent one day in Wilmington, NC and at first just walked around. We found this reptile house by the water and decided to go in and check it out.. and we made it in time for feeding of the snakes.. Yay!!... not lol. Chris and Katie were stoked for the feeding time, I did better with it after the first snake, I think mainly because I was on the second floor, not right there.
Right in the entry way they had these birds (there were 4 or 5 of them) not in cages, just sitting on these structures right in the middle of the entrance. They are beautiful! I was shocked to see them free! :)
This snake kept following me the whole time I was right there, he would follow me and just stare at me. Kind of freaky, but he was fed later and didn't follow me after that! To feed them these guys would set up a fence around the display and then lift up the glass and feed certain snakes right in front of us. One of them, I can't remember the name, but they said it was one of their most poisonous snakes and that that kind of snake had actually killed the curator of one of the reptile places once.. kind of freaky! Anyway, that was the first snake they fed, and I couldn't watch, the more they talked about it the more it freaked me out, almost bit the guy feeding it. They waited for a little bit after that before feeding the next one and he was pretty shaken. When they fed the king cobra they actually asked everyone to be quiet and hold still because that one really freaked them out to feed, and the king cobra wasn't even interested in the food at first, it just kept heading for the guys feeding it until they started frantically getting it to eat the food they had for it. They shut the glass as soon as it had the food. Really can't blame them! I really hope those guys get paid well!
Another day that I was there Chris, Katie and I headed off to Asheville, NC to the Biltmore Estates. It was absolutely amazing!! So worth it to go. Next time I definitely want to spend more time there though! We took a tour of the mansion (self guided) and it took almost 2 hours, I wish we could have taken pictures of the inside! We also took a tour of the winery and ate dinner there before having to leave because Chris had work and early PT the next day. It rained the whole time we were there, which maybe was a good thing or else we wouldn't have left ;).
I definitely want to see the gardens next time I go instead of just driving by them. I also want to spend some time in the village and see other parts of the estate that I missed. I loved it there! :) Hopefully I will be able to go again! I told the guys though that it's their turn now to visit me! Chris will hopefully be able to visit over Memorial weekend. We're still waiting to find out if his leave has been approved. Fingers crossed!!
