Visit with Paw-Paw Hardegree - Part II

On Saturday, we went the RJ Rockers.

After RJ Rockers, we walked next door to Cribbs Kitchen for an early dinner.

 

And what is a father-son visit without a trip to Cabela's? Chris tried to convince me that Lottie was ready for her first bow. I must admit she looks like a natural with it.

 

 

We decided to head to Charlotte on Sunday to visit the Raptor Center.

 

  

 

 

We watched the Vulture feeding, which was incredibly interesting. Vultures are very cool birds. God definitely made them unique. Fun facts:

 

- Vultures poo on their legs to keep them cool, which also kills bacteria from carrion.

- Vultures don't have feathers on their head to prevent bacteria from growing.

- By eating carrion, vultures prevent the spread of disease (their stomach acid kills bacteria). Rabies and other diseases have increased in areas like India as the population of vultures has decreased due to the drugs they give their livestock (which vultures ingest when they eat the livestock when it dies).

 

 

We followed the raptor center with the Aviation Museum. We put Lottie in a Cessna and the cockpit of a fighter jet and a commercial airplane.

 

 

They also had the plane that emergency landed on the Hudson River recently. It was so interesting. God is amazing.

 

 

Sadly, Paw-Paw had to leave Monday. We had a great visit and enjoyed all of our time together. Thank you for coming Paw-Paw!!!