Outer Banks 5/3/07

Hello All

We took a vacation from the boat for a couple of days, rented a car and took the ferry to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Love It!!! This is one of the most beautiful and interesting places in the country. We arrived by ferry on Ocracoke Island, drove through Cape Hatteras, Nags Head and visited Kitty Hawk. The Wright Brothers memorial is very interesting. Until yesterday, I really did not believe that airplanes actually flew. How could anything SO big actually stay off the ground. (I still question how large boats can float???) I wish I would have had a really good teacher in science and math!!! All kids should come here and really pay attention! Amazing to be in a place that REALLY changed the history of the world.

One of the pics I included is a very large sand dune named Kill Devil Hill (interesting name - never did hear where that come from.) This is where the Wrights brothers experimented with gliders and learned the basics of flight and piloting.

We took this opportunity, since we had wheels, to do some provisioning, get haircuts, etc. We're heading back to Morehead City today and will start north again tomorrow - assuming weather is good. We're at a lovely Hilton in Kitty Hawk with high speed internet - what a treat.

See you out there somewhere.

Rob & Ann