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A trip east

 This time late spring we decided to travel through some eastern states to take in some scenery, relearn some history and relax seaside.

To that end our travel took us into Gettysburg PA.  Famous for Lincoln's address to America in the middle of the Civil War that won freedom for the union it was poignant to reflect on it in the middle of the cemetery where 3,500 soldiers died for protecting the government of the people.

Some visuals from the cemetery below.


Obelisk to honor a particular regiment stands against a setting sun




spot close to where Lincoln might have stood to address his audience

From here we headed further east and south passing through a town where they honor a saint called Lourdes.

Then onto the SE shore of the state of Virginia to witness the amazing bridge tunnel complex connecting DelMarVa peninsula with Virginia shores.


south end of the Chesapeake Bridge complex


Boardwalk at Virginia Beach VA


a rooftop bar



After spending a night here we drove on to the barrier islands of North Carolina to see the site of the first recorded airplane flight.  Kitty Hawk where in 1903 the Wright Brothers did what no human had done before.  They used a man made contraption to get airborne on a beach dune in Kitty Hawk NC to stay afloat for less than 20 seconds.








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