Today we packed up and left Vicky’s. We had a lovely time there, but were excited to move on as well.
We decided yesterday that we should just drive down to FL with Matt for work. We’re heeding Vicky’s advice and not going for efficiency this time.
We are not taking the most direct route because we really wanted to see Kitty Hawk and some of the Outer Banks.
Kitty Hawk (also technically closed, but we walked in and walked the grounds) was really neat – monument markers showing the length of each flight, a large monument atop Kill Devils Hill, and an air strip that small planes still use.
We had a neat experience as we were walking the flight path of first flight. There was another couple there, and they were from Colorado Springs too! In fact, they had flown there – like by themselves, in a plane he had made! It was so cool! Such a small world.
We continued south and drove inland at Nags Head over Roanoke Island. Did you know/remember that the first English child born in America was Virginia Dare in 1587? But wait, didn’t we just visit Jamestown which was the first settlement in 1607? Well, technically, there were other settlements in 1585 and 1587. The 1585 settlement was abandoned, and the 1587 settlement disappeared (The Lost Colony). The governor of the settlement returned to England for more supplies, but didn’t make it back to the settlement until 1590 and the settlement had disappeared. It’s still a mystery to this day!
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