Raleigh Trip - Day 4

With the Technology Refreshment at Raleigh Durham Airport in the rearview, like almost returned to "normal" Nomad Life.  However, I was still supposed to stay in town to make sure that the site was satisfied with our work yesterday.  With that in mind, I got up (with my alarm) at 0630 and started teleworking.  During the morning, I only took one break, at 0800, for breakfast in the Lobby of the Staybridge Suites (Morrisville).  After that, I stayed online until 1300, when Stacy (colleague from the Installation Team) dropped off some pizza that she'd brought from Tony Baloney's in Atlantic City.  I enjoyed it as a delicious lunch - what a treat!  Meanwhile, outside, it was in the low 80s and very sunny - once again, I was tempted throughout the day to depart for some non-work adventures.  At 1515, I knocked off for the day and drove a short distance to hike on the Shiloh Greenway.  This trail, which I'd noticed on Google Maps, was a 1.7 mile trail in a neighborhood to the southwest of the airport (and my hotel).  Once I found a convenient trailhead (1530), I started walking and, eventually, completed the full trail (birding along the way).  At the end of my time in the outdoors, I also walked around in the sports fields - there was a cool Cricket Pitch nearby (it appeared that lots of folks with Indian heritage lived nearby).  During the whole time, the weather was hot (80s) and it was very sunny.  The silence was often broken by aircraft flying low overhead (departure pattern for RDU).  When I finished my walk at 1700, my pedometer said that I'd reached four miles (and my step goal for the day).  Hoping to enjoy some more of the local Craft Brew scene, I drove a short distance to a place called Hoppy House Taproom.  Inside, I found a wall of beer, wall of wine and a wall of cocktails.  Wow!  I started sampling at 1720 and soon filled up the "Untapped" board with my own entries (and cleared everyone else off).  Along the way, I got a free beer (the staff had just installed a new keg) - Nomad Life is good!  While I was trying the different drinks, I did a lot of texting and messaging with my friends.  The venue was very pleasant and I enjoyed everything I sampled. More surprising, though: I got away (tip included) for less than $11!  At 1825, I drove back to my hotel (via the Interstate) and was back in my room by 1840.  Even though I'd already completed my hours for the day, I did a bit more admin stuff for my job before transitioning to personal business.  For the next few hours, I worked on my blog, ordered gifts for friends and coordinated my upcoming travel schedule.  At 2115, I grudgingly changed into workout gear again and went to the Fitness Center to ride the spinning machine (bike) again.  This time, I wasn't trying to add to my step count, only work on my Prouty Cycling goals.  As a result, I logged four miles in 20 minutes and immediately returned to my room.  For the re3st of the evening, I watched a new episode of a streaming service series and then switched to old familiar movies.  When I finally went to bed (2315), I felt pretty good about how I'd spent my week day.  I'll depart Raleigh tomorrow but it's been a good visit!