Tuesday,
May 19
Day
42
Headed
out to Chapel Hill to visit the University of North Carolina. It was
a beautiful campus with many brick buildings and wooded areas.
We
went into the gift shop and made a purchase before visiting the football stadium first and then made our way over to the
basketball court.
We were so happy we were able to get in. We were
able to take many photos around the stadium and were lucky to witness
a small portion of the Valor Paralympics for Veterans.
Baby blue chairs |
We watched a
volleyball game where all participants were sitting on the floor.
These games apparently go on for 4 days in different venues, tomorrow
will be at Duke. We saw a veteran in a track chair and met some
people who were working the event.
Dean Smith Center - UNC Basketball court |
Valor Paralympic Games for Veterans |
It was inspiring to watch. After
UNC, we drove a short distance over to Durham and Duke University.
Another amazingly beautiful campus.
Duke University Chapel |
The buildings appear very old,
all of stone. Unfortunately the Duke chapel was closed for
renovations for a year so were unable to get inside. We went into
that gift shop then went
to discover the Cameron Indoor Stadium home of the Duke Blue Devils.
We were amazed how old school it was, steeped in tradition. It was
built in 1940 and holds 9300 fans. It would really be something to
see a game there.
It was really fun to go into their hall of fame
and learn of their tenting traditions and rules for students trying
to get tickets especially for the rivalry game of Duke vs UNC.
Their
are 3 different categories of tenting in Krzyzewskiville. Black
tenting is the strictest. You must have 12 people there at night
and 2 at all times during the day for a whole week. After tent check
there is a short break where people can leave but then must return.
Blue tenting is less strict and white tenting even less so but fewer
tickets are awarded. Grace is granted if the weather gets below 20
degrees Fahrenheit, there is more than 2 inches of snow or there is a tornado
warning or thunderstorm. We were shocked how small the area really
was that all these crazy students cram themselves into to get tickets
for the coveted game.
Krzyzewskiville |
We were really glad we stopped in Chapel Hill
and Durham to see these campuses. We drove on into Virginia and got
to the south side of Fredericksburg in order to visit a couple of
Civil War Battlefields in the morning before heading north into the feared chaos of the Northeastern United States.
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