The Carolinas -

We have spent the last few days in the two southern states collectively known as 'The Carolinas' ; North Carolina and South Carolina. Both states are quite rural and cotton is a major commodity. We have seen cotton growing for the first time as we have been driving along the quieter side roads. Bits of cotton blow along the roadside and sometimes we have caught the huge machines employed to harvest the crop.

There is a supermarket chain which goes by the delightful name of 'Piggly Wiggly'! North Carolina is where the Wright Brothers launched the first powered flight from the small town of Kill Devil Hills. We saw the beach again and the Atlantic Ocean and the weather has gone from about 2 degrees to 16 today. Y'all come back now ya hear.