Hi y'all. We made it to North Carolina. Jamestown Settlement was very interesting, but someone ?!?! put old batteries in the camera, so we didn't have it when we needed it most. These pictures are from the Kitty Hawk/Kill Devil Hills area, where we are staying. The top picture is a full-size, flyable replica of the plane Wilbur and Orville built. The marker on the top right shows the exact spot from which the plane took off. The third is a picture of the markers of the first three flights, as each one flew a bit longer (120, 150, and 175 feet, I think). Way down in the background of that picture is another marker that you can barely see in the picture. In the 4th flight of the day (Dec 17, 1903) Orville flew 852 feet, 59 seconds; unfortunately, he landed the plane upside down so they were done for the day. The other pictures are from the beach in front of our hotel...we were hoping for a little warmer weather, but as you can probably tell, we didn't get it. 48 degrees when we arrived, up to mid-50s today, and possibly up to 70 tomorrow, but after a short visit to the beach in the morning, we will be headed back home. More later...
For those who keep track...I think it was Wilbur who flew that last longest flight...
ReplyDeleteVery cool pictures, Steve! And I like that when you click on the pictures, you get the real big pictures that you originally uploaded. Very nice for saving them for later use. Someday I will get back to work on the family web site. It's great that the kids get to see so much history back there. I like doing historical Seattle stuff, but that's not even 160 years old, nothing like 400 years! Erik and Erin look like they are growing up too fast! Before you know it they will be like Janelle, who just turned 22 today, or there Aunt Cheryl who just had a birthday, and who must be in her 30s or 40s by now! Anyway, thanks again for the pictures and someday we will have something worth posting!
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