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June 2002 Photo Archive Mt. Airy, North Carolina (Nick named Mayberry RFD it's Andy Griffith old home town) June 26, 2002 Mt. Airy Visitor center has the largest collection of memorabilia of Andy Griffith shows and movies he has been in.. The front of the visitor center located on Main Street. Downtown Mt. Airy. Another view. Plenty things in town to remind you of Mayberry RFD. Photo's of the actors all around. Once a year the real stars or impersonators come into town. We ate at the Snappy Lunch before they close at 1:45 pm. Andy Griffith mentioned the Snappy Lunch in the Mayberry RFD show. Mayberry places were named after a lot of Andy Griffith boyhood times in Mt. Airy. This place was hopping with tourist and locals. In 1943 Charles Dowell started to work there for ten dollars a week, He now owns the place. He still makes the famous pork chop sandwich. Dale got the favorite combination. Breaded pork chop with Chili, Onion, tomato, sweet Cole slaw, and mustard on a bun. All for $2.65, and its the most expensive thing on the menu. Floyd's barber shop. A lot of stars had their haircut here. Incredible Hulk and more. The old Mayberry jail for visitor's to see. Mt. Airy was also known for Donna Fargo the Country singer  (The Happiest Girl in the whole USA) Also the first Siamese twins rasied their families here. A replica of the 1962 Ford Galaxy that Sheriff Taylor's used as a squad car. The old home of Andy Griffith when he was a boy. It is now a bed and breakfast place. A view of the front of his boyhood house. At Wally's Service Station we stopped for some candy and snacks. It felt like Mayberry RFD was actually filmed here. The old home town made you feel like at anytime you will see Aunt Bee, Gomer and all the others walking the street. Old Salem Winston / Salem, North Carolina  June 25, 2002 Old Salem is a town of Moravian people who arrived in North Carolina in 1753. The Single Brothers Workshop. This was a place for the single men to stay at when they come to town or after they completed schooling. The Moravians people believed the women and men sat separate in choir. The women wore bonnets with different ribbon colors for their age. Bright red little girls, Burgundy for older girls, Pink for after schooling, blue for married, and white for widow's. The organ of the choir house One of the workshops of the single Brothers house is the pewter & tin shop. Showing us the making of a spoon. Magnifying water lens was used to intensify a candle's light to see at night. Showing the before and after spoons from the mold to being filed down. Old Salem still is a working town. The carpenter shop is making a interior door needed for the tavern. Clothes making Other materials including quilts were made. Pottery shop Another view Tool shop Another angle. The workers gathering for lunch. Dale admiring the old antique pieces of furniture throughout all the houses. We went to the old Tavern and Denny had a Chicken pot pie with  pumpkin muffins. A view of the streets through old Salem. Another view. We stopped by the bakery and of course bought some goodies. Ginger cookies, Chocolate oatmeal cookies, Honey wheat bread. Also tried there apple pound cake. A women brushing the cotton for the quilt being made. Dale and I checked out a garden in the town. Cockscomb in the garden was beautiful. Too a close up of nature. We then visited the God's Acre. The Moravian's burial custom is burying by gender and in chronologic order of death. Some of the graves The children boys area. The very first grave 1770 A covered bridge used to cross over a street. Front view. Inside view showing detail. Jockey Ridge State Park Hang Gliding School Outer Banks, North Carolina June 18 -19, 2002 Jockey Ridge State Park had a Hang Gliding School. Dale and I decided to try it out. The Sand Dune was the largest around. The sand is also very forgiving Kitty Hawk Kites Hang Gliding School The Jockey Ridge Sand Dune from a distance. The first day we had class room and then went out side. We were ready to start flying all in 4 hours, but the wind died. So we stood around and waited. They tried one of the smallest students to let her try. The wind did not increase, So we all took a wind check and returned the next day for the fun. The next day the wind was really going. You can go pretty high if you like or low if you have a fear of heights like Dale does. As you can see, the dune allows you to get pretty high. Denny strapping in for his glide down the dune. You get a total of five flights. You have to do a hang check to make sure that the center bar does not come within a fist width of the center bar. Karen our instructor was adjusting the one wing cable while Denny anchored the Glider down. Denny getting his final preparation prior to take off. Waiting his turn Off he went. Denny was the maximum weight they take at 225lbs. About 10 feet off the ground Denny was able to land on his feet all five times. Some others crashed . Dale getting ready to take off. Dale doing her hang check. Dale getting ready to take off. Dale stayed low to get use to it. Dale landed once really good. Second time she took the instructor down too (2 points earned) Other flyers did worst and after they landed they flipped over. Dale and Denny survived the course and enjoyed it. Thanks Karen (Our Instructor) for a good job done!!! Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge Outer Banks, North Carolina June 19, 2002 Pea Island Wildlife Refuge has a free bird viewing get together. It is one of many things that they offer free on the outer banks. The volunteer for the park had his own spotter scope that help for those that did not have binoculars. It was fantastic to see the many birds. The $1600 dollar Spotter Scope he had was fantastic. We walked down along the water to spot birds. Canadian Geese where still around. The volunteer told us that they no longer migrate south. And now their young no longer do it too. They have multiplied and now are a nuisance. Some of them in the water. All type of birds were all around. The view of the water East exposure. The Early morning was a good time to view the many types of birds. As close up as I could get with my camera. The end of the trail was a high platform to see the park. The birds were gathering all at the one area. We could see the many different birds of North Carolina. Another view of the water as we walked back. How far we walked. You can not even see the cars or buildings. Several free things are offered at the Outer Banks. Free Kayaking along the outer banks inland and kayak is provided. Also several campfires, story telling and sunset get togethers. Wright Brothers National Memorial Outer Banks, North Carolina June 18, 2002 The replica of the Wright Brothers hanger for their aircraft. The living quarters of the Wright Brothers. Inside the room. 2nd view 3rd view The start of the famous Dec. 17, 1903 flight. The monorail was used to help guide the aircraft prior to flight. The four flights were marked along the path for you to see the distance they made on Dec. 17, 1903. The mark of the first landing of four flights. Orville and Wilbur took turns. Orville made the first flight 120 feet in  seconds. The second flight was 175 feet in 12 seconds with Wilbur as the pilot. The third flight was 200 feet in 15 seconds with Orville as the pilot. Wilbur made the final flight of the day, 852 feet in 59 seconds. We then went to the memorial that was erected on the Kill Devill Hill, where the Wright Brothers practiced several flights prior to Dec 17th Walking over towards the Monument. We climbed the hill to see the view of the outer banks from the top. A side view to show the design of the monument. The front of the memorial. The outer banks view was great even in hazy skies. East view Southeast view North view West view Fort Fisher Ferry to Southport North Carolina June 11, 2002 Fort Fisher Ferry to Southport, is one of the many ferries system in North Carolina. 1-800-By-Ferry is the information number. We were waiting in line to catch the next ferry. We took Dale's rental car. Motor homes and Semi Trucks go on the ferry. Getting on the ferry Cramming the cars in. Getting ready to depart. Hooking up the safety net. And we are off on our way to the small town to Southport for the craft shops. Dale and I getting out to see the view. The ferry for this trip was 1/2 hour long. Kids feeding the seagulls as we depart. Several decks to view the scenery Another ferry passing by. Coming close to arriving Another ferry rider took our picture. Return to 2002 photo archive