Moving Along

So we decided to motor up to New Jersey and Vermont so that the Utah girls could meet their East Coast relatives, and son Jamie had a wish list of places and people he wanted to visit (mostly involving food spots, we discovered -- Al's!  Handy's!  Magic Hat!  Dippy's!).

Our first stop was Charlotte, North Carolina, because...  you know... NASCAR Hall of Fame. 

I must say it was more impressive than I had anticipated.

 

There were lots of hands-on exhibits for the girls to try though their knowledge of racing isn't much more than the cars are cool and go fast and their Dad and Grandpa yell at the TV a lot.

 

They did a great job as members of the pit crew.

 

 

Their favorite thing was walking up and down this red carpet area in their best Academy-Award-Night manner...

And posing in front of cars...

Jamie and Jim also visited a couple race team garages in the Charlotte vicinity.

Definitely worth the trip for Nascar fans. --cds