Driving around for parts (Kitty Hawk)

We drove back to where we were on Friday night (Portsmouth) to get one of the water pumps. Too bad the issue was not noticed that night. Oh well.. Anyway this was the one really needed. Next we drove down past Kitty Hawk to Wanchese to get the corresponding pump for the other engine in case it decided to fall out since the engines are the same age. They are different pumps since the engines spin in opposite directions (that's so we have counter rotating props which is appropriate in twin engine installations).

Seeing Kitty Hawk was a surprise for Deb since she had been to Kitty Hawk when she was younger. There used to be sand dunes and alot of open space. It is all built up with homes and condos now. The dunes are gone, except for one small strip about a 1/4 mile long on the bay side. There were quite a few people walking around on them, so it must be a tourist attraction.

Kitty Hawk seemed out of place given the over development and in spite of being a fan of aviation, I passed up the opportunity to visit it.

Since there are gale warnings for Albemare Sound we'll continue to wait here and do some maintenance. Boats are like houses...