John French's January 2007 Trip to the Beach
Photo Log (Phlog)
{I just invented that word. If it catches on, let it be known I started it here!}
from January 28th, 2007 to February 3rd 2007
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I left Michigan Sunday, January 28th and made it to Mount Airy, North Carolina. The trip through the Blue Ridge Mountains at night was quite nerve racking. There was a fair amount of snow and slush. Chemical was all over my car. The next day was picture perfect.
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My First stop was the White Plains Baptist Church just on the outskirts of Mt. Airy. This was the church of Chang and Eng Bunker, the original Siamese twins.
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Just behind the church is their grave. Missing from the grave is the liver of Chang and Eng. It's on display in the Mütter Museum in Philadelphia. I saw that last year!
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This is Pilot Mountain. It's just a few miles from the town of Mount Pilot. Mount Pilot is to Mayberry as Shelbyville is to Springfield. Pilot Mountain is in Pilot Mountain State Park. I drove into the park and walked the trail around the top of the mountain. There were lots of scenic views from the top.
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By sunset on Monday, I pulled into Sunset Beach as the sun was setting on Sunset Beach.
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Wednesday I went to the beach and took a few photos and picked up some sand and seashells.
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Friday, I started the drive home. I stopped overnight in Mt. Airy again and finished the drive Saturday. Dimondale, Michigan was under a blizzard warning and the temperature was around zero when I got home. Brrrr!!!
While with Mom and Dad, I scanned in a bunch of old photos that Nana left to Dad.
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Here's me in the 1980's
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Here's Dad, Nana and Gramps in the 1930's
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This is Me, Dad, Grandma and Marc in the 1970's. That's a 1975 Ford LTD we're leaning on.
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Cape Cod, August 1971 - Me on the Rollfast with a cheater slick, Mark on the Schwinn Typhoon with ape-hanger handle bars, and Mom and Dad on the $18 Columbia English Racer. Those were some nice bikes! No knobby tires there.
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Cape Cod, Bank Street Beach - Summer, early 1960's