August 8: Gonna Fly Now
- dieppalaurie
- Aug 10, 2021
- 2 min read
Today's post is dedicated to our neighbors the Monnigs. We've lived across the street from each other for more than 30 years. While we haven't always been close, we've watched each others kids grow up. We've always had the best of intentions and wishes towards one another. They've been very supportive.
"Good friends are like stars; you don't always see them, but you know they're always there when you need them." Unknown
Still smiling
Bridge
Jean-Luc refused to get into the chair
Another bridge
Another bridge
Houses on stilts due to flooding from hurricanes
Kill Devil Hill
View from the top
Such good boys
The weird swelling foot
The airfield
Isn't he a pretty boy?
Another bridge
Another really long bridge
It just keeps going
Aren't the clouds gorgeous?
That one cloud looks like a baseball glove with a ball in the middle.
Lots of driving today, but we spent most of the day on the outer banks of North Carolina. I drove over so many bridges - really, really long bridges that connect all the peninsulas. We stopped at Kitty Hawk to see the Wright Brother's Memorial. The memorial is at the top of Kill Devil Hill. The walk up was super steep. There's an airfield where you can take a biplane ride. You can also walk the distance of the first four flights. The boys and I enjoyed this National Park a lot. We walked two miles. After, we had a very long trip to Lumberton, North Carolina KOA and didn't arrive until after 8, just as it was getting dark. My foot is so swollen and now it's a little bit painful, but I'm still smiling. I don't have to go to work and I get to see so much of our country, even if it is starting to all look the same. Haha
Everywhere I go I see signs for Help Wanted. I wanted to stop and treat the boys to a McDonald's hamburger, but everyone we stopped at had signs on locked doors saying that due to the lack of staffing only the drive thru is open. I can't go through a drive thru with my camper. No hamburger today. :0(
Hi Laurie! What a sweet surprise to find that you dedicated a day of your blog to us! I am honored! I am enjoying reading about all of your adventures, looking at all of the amazing pictures also shedding a tear or two for you and sending you virtual hugs during your low times. Thank you for sharing your journey.
I hope that you are starting to feel better. Praying for you and wishing you good health, safe travels and nothing but good times for the rest of your journey. We will have to get together for a margarita when you get home! Until then take care and God Bless!