I am a headless chicken

Team VFH travels on its stomach much like a Napoleonic Army.  Our excursions often revolve around food and drink. We’re not talking PBR and Old Country Buffet though. Typical of our Baby Boomer generation that takes every nuance of available experiences and explores them with a withering gusto, we enjoy our beers and single malts and wines and gourmet foods. We can and will yammer endlessly about beer styles, vodkas, recipes and where to find the best chicken wings… Okay, that may not be gourmet, but the Cajun wings from the Tiger’s Tale in Princeton, NJ are the best!

We never go out cold. We do our research and when we finally alight at our chosen destination we have a good idea of what we’re looking to eat or drink or experience. Two years ago Team VFH traveled to Belgium and by the time we got off the plane at Charleroi our pub crawl itinerary was ready. Janet is wonderful with extreme details; she even printed out a color coordinated map of locations for our beer soirees. No chance to sober up between destinations!

A few years ago, before VFH was started, Janet and I vacationed on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. When our rental week was over we followed the official North Carolina Barbeque Society Historic Barbeque Trail… or as much of as our stomachs could handle! The beginnings of Team VFH were evident with the darling and effervescent Janet as she printed out the pages and put them in a book, which we had autographed at each place we visited. 
North Carolina BBQ Trail

I used to think Janet over thought things, but I have come to see the wisdom in such planning.

When pressed with limited time and a vast array of destinations available it’s important to willow down and focus.  My way, “Greg’s Way”, is conversely more akin to a headless chicken trying to open the screen door while tap dancing to the Star Spangled Banner; it’s a great

Where to go?

image, but you get nowhere.

No, Janet’s Way is The Way. Team VFH’s impending trip to the Lowcountry of South Carolina is calculated and planned. There’ll be no sleeping in parks or cars. An (abridged) VFH itinerary all planned by Jane is this:

Day one we drive to Myrtle Beach with a night there. Of course we have to stop for lunch and this is my contribution, Parkers Original BBQ in Wilson, NC.

 Pigging out at Parkers!

(Maybe I can also convince her to revisit Wilbur’s BBQ in Goldsboro?) 

Wilburs BBQ!

We will spend the next three nights in the heart of Charleston at a boutique BB and will take a Fireworks boat ride on the Fourth of July. Craft beers will be available on board! She did all the research. Janet even has it figured out how often we can take our car out of the parking lot during our stay! Wow...

Before we head to Hilton Head for a week’s stay with friends there, we’ll spend a couple of nights in Beaufort. Hopefully the Marines at Parris Island won’t take me for a tackling dummy while we’re there!

Updates and details soon! Keep in touch.

XO Janet and greg