Wednesday, October 1

On the road again, this time to the OBX. OBX is the bumper sticker for the Outer Banks of North Carolina. This is really nothing but sand spit that has been developed. The most famous site on the OBX is Kitty Hawk. Here the Wright brothers flew the first powered aircraft. It was quite a story of how they attained their achievment. At the time they flew there was not a tree or a house on the entire spit. The sand blew and drifted all the time. Now to stablize the area trees and grass were planted. Once the roots take hold, then building started and now you should see it. Large houses that appear to be 3 stories. However that is not totally true. The first floor is usually enclosed with lattice but only storage or garages are there. The real living area is on the second and third floor. This is to allow for surges of water from storms to pass under and not damage the home. We are currently in Hatteras Village, southern most poing on the spit.