Nov 10 – Well, we entered the state of Virginia Oct 10th and left Nov 10th. We had a great time visiting all our families and friends. The last weekend in Richmond Maggie’s family had a bon fire and we all stood around the fire trying to keep warm: it was 38-40 degrees. Gary had another way to try and stay warm; drinking. He had a few beers and several Jell-O shots and really enjoyed himself. All of us had to take all the clothes we were wearing and put them in a plastic bag since they were full of smoke.
Our last stop was with some friends of Gary and Val named Carl and Mary Lou; they live in Virginia Beach. We spent one afternoon driving near the beaches. They had a friend that has a private collection of 60 airplanes as well as an airport and lots of other WWII memorabilia. I included a couple of photos; the one larger green airplane was one that Hitler used while he was in power. There were lots of other, smaller, planes and all were in excellent condition and are routinely flown.
On our way south we drove over a couple of draw bridges: I included one in a photo. We are spending the next few days camped at a Coast Guard station on the Chesapeake Bay. We’re about 40 feet from the water. It’s really nice.
Tomorrow we’ll be going to the “Outer Banks”, a chain of islands off the coast of North Carolina. The Wright Brothers made their first flight from one of the islands. Cape Hatteras is also there. We hope to have lots of photos from that excursion.
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