Washington, DC

Enjoying Washington DC despite record setting heat and humidity.  We do what Arizonans do - find things to do inside when it's unbearable outside.  Museums galore here!  and most are FREE - right up our alley.

Outdoor stuff - get out at daybreak and back inside by 9am.

Beautiful 9 mile bike ride all around the National Mall. 

Virginia

We've been so busy since getting into Virginia, there's been no time for blogging.

Sunset over Chesapeake Bay at First Landing State Park - Virginia Beach, VA

In a nutshell - we are having a GREAT time!

Went into sensory overload today!  We visited the Udvar-Hazy Center of the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum today near Dulles airport in Chantilly, VA.  One HUGE hangar houses the Space Shuttle Discovery, SR-71 Blackbird, the Enola Gay, and an Air France Concorde along with 300 aircraft of every description.  I have never in my life seen such an exhibit of aircraft.  This even beats the EAA Airventure in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

Goodbye to North Carolina

We've had such a good time in NC - almost hate to leave but our route is northward and we've about run out the northern border of NC.

Keith & Sandy stopped by our last campground where we happened to be parked next to an RV that had burned the provious day, before we got there.  Disastrous and thankfully no one was in it, no one injured.  Apparently an electrical fire. 

That's Keith & Sandy's RV & Jeep right in front of us on our ferry ride to the very farthest NE corner of NC, Knott's Island.

This is our last NC campground and a favorite so far, right on the water of Currituck sound.

On storm watch.  We had a great thunderstorm there.

Learned all about crab fishing from a young local family on the beach and dock for the day.

Goodbye North Carolina.  We are ranking you among the most beautiful and interesting states.

Another New Experience!

Had a double header today! Got two flights in a Bailey-Moyes Dragonfly experimental light sport aircraft (E-LSA) and then a flight in a tandem Moyes hang glider. This was my first time up on a hang glider and I loved it. Flying from Currituck County Airport (ONX) the views of Currituck Sound, the ocean, and the surrounding countryside were breathtaking. Never too old to try something new!

Seeing friends...

We "ran into" Jon & Ellen on our morning bike ride in Ocracoke.  They were on their way to Maine.

We run into Sandy & Keith every few days or so, kind of leap-frogging each other in our travels.  It's Great!

Ferries

We both LOVE taking ferries!

Our first ferry ride, this trip, from Cedar Island to Ocracoke, 23 miles, took 2 1/4 hours.  Only $15 per car and $30 for the motorhome - what a bargain!

View out our front window through the boat parked in front of us.  Coming into Hatteras from Ocracoke.  Best yet, this ferry is completely FREE!