College Visit Trip - Day 3

[up around 0700 (nice to sleep in) - ate breakfast early with Mollie while Erin and Brenna got ready - eventually (1000), we drove north on US-15 to I-40 - drove east to Raleigh and got off the interstate near I-440, then surface streets to the NC State campus - located the Undergraduate Admissions Office and then parked on Hillsborough Street - we walked into North Campus and explored a lot (highlight was taking the Free Expression tunnel to the Central Campus) - eventually, found the student union - took lots of pictures (art, etc.) - walked back to the car after about an hour - got snacks at Insomnia Cookies (1215) - QOTD = "I'd go to NC State just for the cookies!" (Brenna) - we then drove east to the Centenial Campus and visited the Hunt Library (saw an automated book sorter and the kids ate up the scenes of student life) - kids were impressed by the school, I think... - we then drove back towards I-440 and got lunch at Burger King (1315) - after a short trip on the Interstate, we ended up using US-70 to drive to Durham - went right through town and discovered the East Campus of Duke - walked around for a bit (found student union, library, etc.) and got some information about the school - we drove south towards the West Campus of Duke - it turned out to be an amazing place! - we parked around 1445 and walked around for awhile (book store, quads, etc.) - kids really impressed (and so was I!) - we even walked around the sports complexes and found a tent city near the basketball courts - located the Undergraduate Admissions Office and got a bit more info before heading out of town (1600) on Chapel Hill Road until we found US-15 again - north of I-40, found a Freddy's Steakburgers restaurant and I got an early dinner while the kids had frozen custard (1630) - we then picked up Super Bowl snacks at the nearby Kroger(1715) - in a VERY good mood - continued south on US-15 until we got back to our hotel in Chapel Hill - watched movies and then the entire Super Bowl (including Katy Perry halftime show) - Patriots Won! - finished by 2230 - then bed]