We rented a modest 3 bedroom house in Duck, NC right between the Currituck Sound and the Atlantic Ocean. Sonia managed to bargain the price down to $400 flat for 3 nights! Sweet deal! It was a great location and being there in the offseason, it was pretty quiet. It was 5 pm by the time, we all convened on the upper deck observatory deck on the 3rd floor at the house, cold beers in hand. We took a walk down to the beach and enjoyed the evening’s nice weather. It was about 60 degrees and sunny…in February!! We went back to the house, settled in a bit and just hung out. We went out for dinner that night in Nags Head, NC. Seafood abounds on the coast! Jason was a happy man. We spent the weekend relaxing, eating and enjoying each other’s company. Sonia and Ami frequently bursted into fits of giggling, laughing then crying from laughing…oh so therapeutic. The husbands just stood by shaking their heads and saying “we can’t make them laugh like that.” We all had the greatest time…making memories together over good food, good drinks and most importantly good company.
Saturday, Feb 19, 2011
We took a unexpectedly long drive south to Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. The tallest brick lighthouse in the US. We wanted to get to the local market before 6 pm to pick up some dinner food, so we had to get back sooner otherwise, we would’ ve lingered longer. We cooked up a fabulous dinner with Seafood and veggies—Jason was a happy man again. Crab, clams, mussels, prawns….a nice array of good eating.
Sunday , Feb 20, 2011
We visited the Wright Brother’s Museum in Kitty Hawk. December 17, 1903 was the first human flight. The first Four flights occurred on that day.
-Flight 1 was 120 ft and 12 seconds.
-Flight 2 was 175 ft and 12 sec.
-Flight 3 was 200 ft and 15 sec.
-Flight 4 was 852 ft and 59 sec.
The Wright Brothers did it!! They were intuitively mechanical, intelligent, determined, ambitious and passionate to make their dream of flying become reality. In 1892, they opened up a successful bicycle shop in Dayton, OH. Working on bikes gave the Wright Bros valueable skills and information to eventually build an airplane. They made enough money to fund their obsession to fly. They came to Kill Devil Hills, NC because of the beach—isolation, high dunes, strong winds and soft landings. They set up camp in 1902 and shared modest living quarters with the glider they were building. They loved it. They worked diligently and tirelessly to make their dream come true. Amazing. The Wright Brothers were a couple of smart fellas…they understood the principles of flight. Any aircraft design has to address 3 critical problems. Lift, Thrust and Control. But a successful flight also needs to consider efficiency, reliability and durability. A tall order…and moreso back then. These guys actually built a wind tunnel to produce data and therefore could study the principles of flight a bit more closely…these guys are good! Anyway, we could go on and on about Wilbur and Orville Wrights achievements…but let’s make it really simple. Without the efforts of these 2 brothers, we wouldn’t be able to get from Seattle to Philadelphia in 7 hours.
After filling our brains, we went to Jockey’s Ridge Sand Dunes. We wandered around and played in the sand dunes. Frisbee in the 20 mph winds was quite hilarious—not to mention the Frisbee was a cheap and floppy kind. Once, we burned off some energy and were ready to be out of the wind and cold, we headed back to the comforts of Loaf. We ate some PB&J for lunch and went home. The rest of that afternoon, we all played at the beach-collected sea shells, flinging rocks and shells with sticks—playing, laughing and having a blast. Good times! It was an excellent weekend spent with great friends. ThanksAmi and Neil for rallying and meeting us. |
| Jason teaching Neil Cribbage (Neil won with little coaching) |
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| Sunrise over the Atlantic |
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