Posted for Michael & Karn Power who say they, too, are having trouble posting to some forums because their name or password aren't recognized.
We just got in the door from our trip to the Outer Banks. Wow! Do they
ever get weather in the Outer Banks. Our condo on the beach was hit twice
by lightning the first night! That was a bit of a rush.
Hatteras on the Move is Outstanding. There was a large turn out for the
presentation at the Coast Guard Station and an even larger turn out at the
signing event. It was great fun seeing some old friends, putting faces to
some of the folks we had not met in person yet and meeting some of the
folks who aren't Forum participators, but are great Wackos none-the-less.
Once again, Harbour Lights generosity to their collectors was outstanding.
We had some great "pig pickins" at the house where John, Betty, Paul and
Sue were staying. Rumor said that Kim called the local bar-b-que house,
gave them the Harbour Lights credit card # and said make it happen. And
well they did.
Without a doubt, we are a pretty nice bunch of folks who collect these
lighthouses. We found, as we do every time we get into a HL group, that
there are many interesting characters and many interesting stories to
exchange. We are even planning on taking up invites by some folks we met
for some lighthouse treking with them.
Hey Mike! If you happen to visit the Forum and see this, you'll probably be
surprised how soon you'll be seeing us. We just found out we are going to
Ohio for a family reunion on July 4, so we are looking forward to that boat
trip and some lighthousing!
Michael made the climb to the top of Hatteras. What an absolutely
beautiful lighthouse she is. I have included a few of pictures that Michael
took.
One picture is from the top of Hatteras looking down where I was on my
trusty little cart that we rented so I could get around better. Michael
took the picture with a zoom and without. That fellow standing next to me
is Rich Rohweder and Cam (his wifling) and one of his two daughters who
were there with us. They had just come down from their climb up the tower.
They are the neatest family and we feel very fortunate to be able to call
them friends.
We visited the Wright Brothers Memorial and after speaking with the
historian have found that we are going to be donating my great
grandfather's and my grandfather's notes and pictures with the Wright
family to the the Wright Brother's Museum. It is so good to finally find
the right place to get them out where they can be enjoyed by more people.
We were actually able to tell the historian stories about the Wright family
that he had never heard. He especially got a kick out of our old family
joke. My grandfather was the little kid that Orville and Wilbur gave money
to in an attempt to get him to stop bothering them at the bicycle shop. So
the family story has always been that my grandfather was single-handedly
responsible for power flight being invented in 1903 . . . . rather than
1902. Our visit was great fun.
Michael and I had a wonderful time and feel fairly certain a good time was
had by all.
Karen and Michael
