We enjoyed our time at the Wright Brothers National Memorial. This is a replica of their plane, we saw the original at the Smithsonian in Washington DC. The brothers chose to do their test flights at Kill Devil Hills, NC because of "isolation, high dunes, strong winds and soft landing".
On December 17, 1903 "a manned, heavier-than-air machine left the ground by its own power, moved forward under control without losing speed, and landed on a point as high as that from which it started". Now that is a mouth full, but they were the first men to FLY. What an achievement. 100 years later a man landed on the moon.
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| It is still hot here on the east coast. Rich wanted to climb this lighthouse but it was closed because of the temperature. |
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| Gary enjoyed his swim in the Atlantic Ocean. |
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