Onwards and upwards - Kitty Hawk

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After Orlando we started our trip northwards towards Washington DC, through Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina. During one of our stops we got into conversation with a couple of Fire Officers who advised us to take the ferry over from Cedar Island and make our way North via the outer islands. This added a bit more time to our trip, but it was well worth it - the scenery was beautiful, with Sounds on one side of us and the Atlantic on the other. The houses on the islands were a bit different from what we’ve seen too - all painted in bright pastels and looking like beach huts. It was also nice to break up the travel a bit with a couple of ferry crossings, 2.5 hours and 40 minutes respectively.

One of the deciding factors for taking this route was that it goes through Kitty Hawk, the site of the first manned flight by the Wright Brothers. So, on the 1st September we spent several hours at this fascinating museum. It was quite inspiring to stand in the spot where the first flight happened, on 17th December 1903, especially when you consider the huge advancements since then in flight technology. The visit certainly took Tom’s imagination - usually it’s me who heads straight to the museum shop, but when I caught up with Tom he was struggling with an armful of goodies including several books and a five foot box containing what appeared to be a kit of the Wright Brothers’ first plane. Luckily for all concerned, we learned at the check out that we could order everything by mail order, so it was quite a relief when we eventually returned to the bike with a couple of postcards and a fridge magnet!

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Photos

The actual plane flown by the Wright brothers in 1903
This was at the Smisthonian - see later entry. Everything is original except the canvas, which was replaced in 1985.

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[Ros - Faith's Mum]

Disney world
What I want to know is - where is the photograph of you both on the Harley, complete with your Mickey Mouse ears on top of your crash helmets!! Mum (Ros)