North Carolina
I first visited North Carolina with my Grandma Bach for the Carolina Balloon Festival, which is still happening today. We had a picnic on a bluff and watched all of the big balloons dance in the sky.
When I lived in DC, my office-mate offered their family beach house to me for a long weekend of adventure. We drove the six hour trek down from DC and had so much fun exploring around and chilaxin at the beach. We toured Cape Fear, we discovered the car-free Bald Head Island and drove golf carts, and we stumbled upon some pepper beer … which I do not recommend in any way, shape or form!