Started out this morning without too much of a plan at all. At looking at one of our 38 maps/atlases, we saw that the North Carolina Aviation Museum was about an hour away, in the town of Asheboro (not to be confused with Asheville). First off, I don't necessarily judge a museum by its gift shop, but a good one goes a long way with me and this place qualifies. The exhibits, located in a hanger close to the tarmac, were fantastic. My brother is a huge plane freak and some of it has rubbed off on me. Part of what made this place amazing was the history of the area and it's contribution to WWII.
As I've noted before, it's the people I'm meeting that is making this road trip exciting. Today, I made the acquaintance of Roger Hicks. He'd seen a Purple Heart sticker on a car in the parking lot and sounded excited at the prospect that it was one of us. Despite the fact that the closest either of got to one of those military decoration was possible carpal-tunnel due to too much PlayStation, Roger was really friendly and hospitable. Like other folks, he was very interested in the Porkway and the road trip and was forthcoming with his 'cue opinions. Add another great person to the growing list of folks I've met lately.
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