Driving in North Carolina
Posted by Patrick on Sunday, October 22, 2006Over the past four days we've driven by a couple of dozen potential houses in and around the Triangle. Kate uses Mapquest to plan out our route and we head out into the world. I've certainly noticed that driving in North Carolina is much different from driving in New England. 
The first thing I've noticed about driving around here, especially in some of the more rural towns, is that the speed limits are much higher. It's been odd to both enjoy whipping through tobacco-field lined roads, and be only a few MPH off from the speed limit.
The second thing I've noticed is the wide-openness of the territory. Unlike NE where you see tree's, houses, or Dunkin Donuts on either side of you, NC has lots of open spaces. Huge cotton fields and sometimes cattle fields. And this is just a half hour outside the capital city. It's a very different vibe on the roads.
We went to look at one house yesterday, and we were cruising at highway speeds down this twisty road, and suddenly the speed limit drops to 25 and we're in a residential community. Wacky!
Fitting into some stereotypes, there are more Camaro's and Firebird's down here, and now it sorta makes sense.
So, the quest for housing continues! We're hoping our agent can show us the insides of homes this week.
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