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Re: Oct. 21, 2016: Canoeing Low Force, River Tees, County Durham.
Looks like great fun! Superb action photos, Ian.
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Nov 8, 2013 : The Sanctuary Knocker, Durham Cathedral, a World Heritage site
It's an impressive image, Mac, made all the more interesting by the story behind it. One sometimes forgets the role the church played in "forgiveness" acts through the centuries. I'm always astounded at the quality of craftsmanship behind these thousand year old items. In many ways, we've lost ground, not improved on their skills. Thanks for the education, and sharing this photo!
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Nov 8, 2013 : The Sanctuary Knocker, Durham Cathedral, a World Heritage site
That's an amazingly cool photo!!!!
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Re: 100 Years of Flight in Kitty Hawk, NC
I empathize with your rainy, muddy experience. That is no fun. As I recall, Kitty Hawk is also very windy, one of the reasons the Wright brothers chose it. They knew if they could fly their plane into the wind for some distance, no one could challenge the fact that they had flown a heavier than air machine. I regard this as one of the greatest stories of the 20th century. Two creative guys from a bicycle shop in the midwest designed and developed a successful flying machine. It didn't take a...
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Re: 100 Years of Flight in Kitty Hawk, NC
Great Piece! I've been to the Outer Banks several times and the wind always seems to make it cold. It is a neat area and I learned to always bundle up when headed there.
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Re: 100 Years of Flight in Kitty Hawk, NC
Thanks for the comment guys. It has been a while and I did forget to mention the fact that the Wright Brothers were workers in a bicycle shop which makes their story even more amazing! As always DrFumblefinger, thanks for the input
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, Nov 8, 2013 : The Sanctuary Knocker, Durham Cathedral, a World Heritage site
Set high in England's Durham Cathedral’s North door and known as the "Sanctuary Knocker", dating back to 1093 AD, this magnificent door knocker played an important spiritual and social role in the history of Durham Cathedral, now a beautiful...
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American adds Cancun flights from more cities
American Airlines will be flying to Mexico's Cancun vacation mecca from more cities this spring, adding non-stops from Kansas City, Raleigh-Durham, Pittsburgh and Nashville. All four of the cities will be served by a Saturday round-trip,...
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Oct. 21, 2016: Canoeing Low Force, River Tees, County Durham.
A series of photos of people canoeing Low Force, River Tees, Middleton in Teesdale, County Durham.
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Megabus Adds Columbia & Fayetteville to Routes
Megabus, which seems determined to live up to its name, has added two more cities to its route map, Columbia, SC and Fayetteville, NC, as well as expanding service out of Atlanta and Athens in GA and Durham, NC. DETAILS
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100 Years of Flight in Kitty Hawk, NC
Samantha shares memories and pictures of the centennial celebration of the Wright Brothers' first flight.
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Lumiere to Light Up London for 4 days
Lumiere London will light up the city for 4 days of interactive light sculpture, light displays and video projections in landmark sites.