The Wandering Disciple

As the British and American troops descended on a skirmish at Guilford County Courthouse, the British came upon the Hoskins Plantation. The 150 acre plantation purchased by Joseph and Hannah Hoskins in 1778 became in the middle of the chaos as the Battle of Guilford Courthouse took place in March of 1781. Today replicas of the original structures stand as part of the Tannenbaum Historic Park. (Photo: November 2, 2021))

A battery of canons protects the third line during the Battle of Guilford Courthouse during the Revolutionary War. The fire power of the canons was a critical defense weapon for the troops during this pivotal skirmish in which the British defeated the Americans at this battleground. While the Brits may have won the battle, the casualties suffered here would result in them losing the war and the Americans gaining independence. (Photo: November 2, 2021))

Greensboro, North Carolina : Hello and welcome to day three of our Fall road trip to North Carolina.  This is our final full day in NC before heading home to the Sunshine State in the morning.  We still have a bunch of stuff to do on our to-do list however we are running out of time.  Today's day of exploration will take us to the International Civil Rights Museum, the Greensboro Science Center and Gilford Courthouse National Military Park.   The day got started with a hearty breakfast at Carolina's Diner.  We had dinner here last night and vowed to return so we decided to head there for breakfast this morning.  The breakfast was just as good as the dinner.  My wife had her usual ham and cheese omelet, I had the Diner Sausage Skillet and our son had French Toast.  Just like dinner last night, the food was delicious and you got a lot of food for a good price. Our first stop of the day is the International Civil Rights Center and Museum, but we...

 Ashboro, North Carolina:  Good morning from the Piedmont.  Welcome to the second day of our fall foliage road trip to the Piedmont region of North Carolina.  After grabbing a quick grab and go breakfast from Chick-fil-a, we hit the road for our day of exploration.  Today we are visiting the North Carolina Zoo as well as the Richard Petty Museum. Our day kicked off with a short drive south to Ashboro and a visit to the North Carolina Zoo.  For those of you who follow the site, you know our family's love of the zoo and our mission to visit as many as we can.  We learned about the North Carolina Zoo thanks to the Nat Geo show Secrets of the Zoo.  From watching that show we instantly knew we had to visit the zoo and today was the day. The zoo was absolutely huge!  The drive into the zoo showed just how much land the zoo owned, it was pretty much a city all to itself with a great network of roads in and out of the zoo.  We got to the zoo sh...