Day 16 – 19 – Boston and Kitty Hawk
The morning of the 29th we woke up in Boston. We had travelled on the seasonal train the CapeFlyer. This journey was turning more in to By Any Means! In Boston we met up with our EagleRider team who had two brand spanking new BMW RGS1200 2013 model for us. They were spectacular. The next two days ride however was not. We were aiming for Kitty Hawk in North Carolina and the weather was following us. Flash floods caused us to stop more than once as the rain became unrelenting.
We were planning to travel to Kitty Hawk for me to try out the Wrights Brothers first ever flight so the prospect of rain worried me. I had gained more energy from riding though and I think a more positive attitude. As soon as we arrived to do the Glider it was the perfect conditions.
I met Bruce from the Kitty Hawk Glider Club and he took me and the Glider up to the big sand Dune. I have to admit I was mildly nervous to be flying something intrinsically made out of toothpicks and cloth (I know there was more to it than that but not much). When the time came though it was exhilarating. What a feeling. Not to mention that Russ tried to beat my attempt and failed miserably. That almost felt even better! It was an incredible first experience in North Carolina and there is only more to come.
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Adventures
- Day 47-49 – The Convoy August 02, 2013
- Day 46 – Easy Rider in Ballarat August 02, 2013
- Day 45 – Ballarat, CA July 30, 2013
- Day 44 – Land sailing in Austin July 30, 2013
- Day 44 – Racing on the Salt Flats July 30, 2013
- Day 43 – Salt Lake City July 30, 2013
- Day 42 – Wyoming down the mines July 25, 2013
- Day 41 – Rodeo in Wyoming July 25, 2013
- Day 40 – Cliff camping July 25, 2013
- Day 39 – A look at my favourite toys… July 25, 2013
- Day 38 – Balloon riding in New Mexico July 25, 2013
- Day 37 – On the way to New Mexico July 25, 2013
- Day 34 – 36 Charley gets to be a cowboy and ride a steam train in Texas July 19, 2013
- Day 31 – 33 Frogging in Louisiana July 16, 2013
- Days 28 – 30 The Mississippi and New Orleans July 16, 2013
- Days 25 – 27 Caving in Georgia July 11, 2013
- Days 22 – 24 – 4th of July celebrations and remembering Deliverance July 08, 2013
- Day 20 + 21 – Driving through North Carolina, and diving on a WWII U-Boat July 04, 2013
- Day 16 – 19 – Boston and Kitty Hawk July 03, 2013
- Day 14 – The storm hits July 01, 2013
- Day 13 – Aboard the Tallship Alabama June 30, 2013
- Day 12 – Fishing in Jaws country June 30, 2013
- Day 11 – Alaska to Massachusetts June 28, 2013
- Day 10 – Alaska biking June 25, 2013
- Day 9 – Alaska igloo building June 25, 2013
- Day 6-8 – Alaska training June 25, 2013
- Day 3-5 – Hawaii diving June 21, 2013
- Day 2 – Hawaii boat race June 21, 2013
- Day 1 – Hawaii lava June 21, 2013
- American Adventure June 06, 2013
