Hupps Adventure 3: East Coast Trp Days 29 to 32

Day 29,

Today we left the Cape Hattares RV Park in Waves, North Carolina and drove north along the Outer Banks to Kill Devil Hill to see the Wright Brothers Museum and the spot where they made the first successful powered flight of a winged aircraft. It is hard to believe that just over a century ago we were at the threshold of aviation and now we routinely send men to space and fly aircraft that weighing more than a million pounds. Wow!

I didn't know that there were actually four flights made by the Wright brothers before the plane was destroyed in a wreck. the shortest was 1230 feet and the longest was 852 feet.

We are standing at the spot where Orville Wright took flight

Flight Marker 1

Flight Marker 2

Flight Marker 3

Flight Marker 4

Overall view of the flights

We spent the rest of the day driving west towards Waynesville, NC

We spent the night in a very nice Rest Stop just outside of Hickory North Carolina. I will say that we have seen some of the nicest rest stops in all the states except California. A number of states also provide 24 hour security on site.

Day 30,
We finally made it to our next camp site at Creekwood Farms RV Park in Waynsville North Carolina. Another beautiful park. We ended up at a very nice site that backed up to a large creek.

After getting set up in our camp site, we decided it was time to play ball with the pups. This is something Ellie can not live without. We tell people the little orange ball with the blue stripe is her Heroin. If she doesn't get her fix daily, she mopes around and gives us her sad puppy dog eyes.

Day 31,
Sue and I drove to downtown Ashville NC to go on a Segway Tour of the old historic downtown district. It was a blast! It was my first time on a Segway but after a few minutes of instruction I was able to drive it without killing myself. I would say that if you have never taken a tour on a Segway, you should try it. It's fairly easy to learn and a blast to drive.