(9/12/08) – Cape Hatteras Island, NC Today we 
headed “into town” to replenish supplies. On our way back we stopped at the Monument to a Century of Flight (right) and then at the Wright 
Brothers National Memorial . Both awesome sites. It was very humid out, so the outdoor portion of the day was pretty intense considering we've been living in a desert for the past 12 1/2 years. The Monument to a Century of Flight was built for the 100th anniversary of the Wright's first flights at Kitty Hawk (actually at "Kill Devil Hills"). You can read about it at the link below. It is a round display of pillars that have etched into them key points of the history of flight over the 100 year span from the first flights in 1903. This monument is located at the Kitty Hawk visitors center. About 6.5 miles down the road is the actual location of the first flights. They have the actual path and endpoints of the first four flights of the Flyer indicated by granite markers. The starting point is marked by a larger granite marker. You can make those out in the picture (above left) to the left of and above the replica work sheds that were built on the locations of the originals. There are two replicas of the Wright Flyer on display at
the site. And at the top of a hill on the south end of the site is the monument that congress erected back in 1928-32 (below). The site is truly inspiring and now that Kevin has finished his MBA, we’ll see if he has any luck convincing Tara that he “needs” his pilot’s license. Doubt it! When we returned to the campground, we put our groceries away and headed off to the swimming pool. While swimming, we watched the sun set along the “sound” side of the island (this is 
looking westward over the water between the Outer Banks and the mainland). We are so far from the mainland, that you can’t see it, so the sun was setting over the water. It was beautiful…and unfortunately we didn't bring the camera (we were swimming, so we decided that if we accidentally took any pictures of Kevin in his bathing suit that we would then be compelled to create the Kevin & Tara Farr 2008-9 Sabbatical Swimsuit Calendar; we really don't have time for that :)). After swimming, we enjoying hanging out at our campsite for awhile listening to the ocean and then turning in for the night. Tomorrow...another day in paradise
headed “into town” to replenish supplies. On our way back we stopped at the Monument to a Century of Flight (right) and then at the Wright 
Brothers National Memorial . Both awesome sites. It was very humid out, so the outdoor portion of the day was pretty intense considering we've been living in a desert for the past 12 1/2 years. The Monument to a Century of Flight was built for the 100th anniversary of the Wright's first flights at Kitty Hawk (actually at "Kill Devil Hills"). You can read about it at the link below. It is a round display of pillars that have etched into them key points of the history of flight over the 100 year span from the first flights in 1903. This monument is located at the Kitty Hawk visitors center. About 6.5 miles down the road is the actual location of the first flights. They have the actual path and endpoints of the first four flights of the Flyer indicated by granite markers. The starting point is marked by a larger granite marker. You can make those out in the picture (above left) to the left of and above the replica work sheds that were built on the locations of the originals. There are two replicas of the Wright Flyer on display at
the site. And at the top of a hill on the south end of the site is the monument that congress erected back in 1928-32 (below). The site is truly inspiring and now that Kevin has finished his MBA, we’ll see if he has any luck convincing Tara that he “needs” his pilot’s license. Doubt it! When we returned to the campground, we put our groceries away and headed off to the swimming pool. While swimming, we watched the sun set along the “sound” side of the island (this is 
looking westward over the water between the Outer Banks and the mainland). We are so far from the mainland, that you can’t see it, so the sun was setting over the water. It was beautiful…and unfortunately we didn't bring the camera (we were swimming, so we decided that if we accidentally took any pictures of Kevin in his bathing suit that we would then be compelled to create the Kevin & Tara Farr 2008-9 Sabbatical Swimsuit Calendar; we really don't have time for that :)). After swimming, we enjoying hanging out at our campsite for awhile listening to the ocean and then turning in for the night. Tomorrow...another day in paradise 
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