Southern Pines

From Aberdeen we drove next to the town of Southern Pines.  We checked in to our hotel, a nothing fancy chain hotel.  No sense in going into great detail about our accommodations ... a bed, a TV and a shower is all we needed for this trip.   There are several chain hotels in Southern Pines from which to choose.   If you are looking for something more special there are beautiful inns in Pinehurst as well as the Pinehurst resort itself.

The village of Southern Pines is filled with shops, bars and restaurants.  There is really something for everyone here.  I especially love the shopping.  Many of the stores carry original art and crafts from local artists.  On this night we lucked out ... Southern Pines was holding it's "First Friday" event.  www.firstfridaysouthernpines.com  The streets were blocked off, the shops remained open and artists and musicians were showing off their talents outside.  On the main stage the band Desert Noises from Provo, Utah played.  www.desertnoisesmusic.com You could buy beer and wine and walk around with it as well.  We set up our chairs in front of the stage and settled in for a great night of music.

The First Friday event ended at 8:30 pm so we wandered down the way to find a spot for a late dinner.  We settled on Wolcott's Restaurant www.wolcottsrestaurant.com  It's a very romantic, intimate place to dine. I had the most delicious salmon with sweet potatoes and golden raisins and I'm not sure what else.  The mix of flavors was divine and the fish was cooked to perfection.  My husband had the lobster bisque and a salad.  He was equally pleased.

Many of the bars had live music.  We sat a bit at one spot and had one final cocktail before calling it an evening.

Day or night you can find plenty to do on Broad Street, the main drag of Southern Pines.