What might have been considered an inconvenient drive between Savannah, Georgia and Raeford, North Carolina was actually a well-needed, scenic road trip for Keegan and myself. He’s spent very little time in the south and I was more than happy to chauffeur him around in my mother’s SUV (thanks, Mommy).

A few pit stops along the way provided some opportunities for picture-taking, and we took a brief day trip to Raleigh, North Carolina, where we enjoyed some GIANT fresh oysters (love longer), sweet tea (be jittery longer) and hush puppies at the 42nd St. Oyster Bar in town. This is where we had a waiter who was the spitting image of my comedian friend Matt Baetz, only possessing a deeper voice bearing a strong southern accent.

Originally, the title of this post was going to be Traveling though the Carolinas. That is, until I was going to include a brief explanation that the term Carolinas refers to North and South Carolina and was double-checking my assertion on Wikipedia. And then I remembered this:

“Cackalacky” (also Cackalacka, Cackalack) is a slang or nickname form of Carolina, used in reference to North Carolina or South Carolina (e.g. North Cackalacky, South Cackalack), mostly in the Southern United States.[18]

Now that’s more like it.