College Visit Trip - Day 2

[up early (0600) - the kids and I ate breakfast at the hotel - sunny and clear but brisk - left for Virginia Tech (0800) - drove south on I-81 to US-460, then to campus - found Undergraduate Admissions Office and attended an info session (0900), despite not having an online reservation - after that was over, took a tour (1030) with Melanie (student volunteer) - after that was over, drove around the edge of the school (part of Blacksburg) - parked and then ate lunch at the Owens Dining Facility (1215) - enjoyed some more of the campus experience before heading back (on US-460) to I-81 - drove south to I-77 - eventually intercepted I-40 and drove east - filled up the gas tank in McLeansville, NC (1510) - continued east to Chapel Hill (got off at NC-86) - headed into town and through the University of North Carolina campus - eventually located US-15 (south of time) - started looking for a hotel - found a Days Inn north of town - got our room and cleaned up - headed over to St. Thomas More Catholic Church for Mass (1715) - when it was over, drove into Chapel Hill and looked for parking near Franklin Street - it took awhile, but eventually found somewhere to leave the car - ate dinner (Chicken & Cheddar Biscuit) at Time Out, a restaurant that Brenna had read about before our trip - then walked around for a bit (including a short walk across the UNC campus) - drove back to our hotel - watched "Non-Stop" (movie) - later, the kids did their homework while I took care of business online - went to bed around 2330]