This morning we awoke to seeing snow falling outside our windows - only light but it was so exciting! After breakfast we headed off to visit the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a College with over 35,000 students which was founded in 1792, only 4 years after Australia was first settled. We drove around a little to view parts of the college (and because we got lost!) before we ended up at the Dean E Smith Center - the home of the Tar Heels basketball team. Just as we arrived it started to snow - and we all really enjoyed the experience of walking around whilst it fell upon us. Not a lot of snow fell, but it was enough to make it very exciting! The basketball museum was fascinating - just reading and looking at the wonderful collection of memorabilia was fascinating. For those who don't know, this was the University that Michael Jordan attended, and there was great interest to see his display. From there were headed to the North Carolina Student shop - many people bought lots of clothing and other items here, especially as the NC symbol is the same as ours!
We left there at 1pm and headed for the RBC Center to watch the NCAA game North Carolina State v Wake Forest. During the drive we drove through another quite heavy snowfall - whilst none has yet collected on the ground it has been fabulous to see it. Predictions are that by Monday it will get heavier.
The basketball center was huge - and so much fun! The $5 tshirts were popular and made many feel a real part of the red and white crowd. NC State ran away with an easy win. From there we visited the biggest shopping mall in town - Crabtree Valley, and many bought some clothing and those special shoes they had been planning for. Last stop was another Golden Corral buffet restaurant - all you can eat and drink for around $12 a person. We were even given our own room! We enjoyed this so much that we have booked in for tomorrow.
It was such a pleasant change to be back at the hotel by 9pm - hopefully the boys will get a chance to get some much needed sleep tonight.
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