July 11, 2016

Outer Banks

Spent the day touring the northern part of the Outer Banks.  Much like vacation areas to the north.  Main through street with two or three blocks of streets on either side filled with homes on stilts, occasional hotels, and lots of tourist traps.

One difference – Wright Brothers Memorial Park.  Site in Kill Devil Hills where Wright Brothers spent years experimenting, testing, and finally achieving self propelled manned flight. 

Memorial on top of hill from which Wright Brothers tested flight dynamics using gliders.

Actual flight ( s ) location. Bolder marks takeoff location from skid rail in front of it.  Four flights – each longer than next – marked by stone pillars.  Fourth flight is tiny dot way back there.

Further south through Nags Head. (Interesting history to name – Google it) Across a couple of bridges to Roanoke Island, site of Fort Raleigh and the Lost Colony.  Interesting.  Not something we on the west coast hear abut.

Lady on a tortoise.