Since it was a short riding day, an afternoon diversion was in order. Dayton Aviation Heritage NHP, operated by the National Park Service, seemed a perfect place to spend a few hours. The Wright Brothers operated a bicycle shop and a print shop at the park’s location and it was here in Dayton that most of the development of their first airplane was conceived and conducted.
Read MoreWe had passed Ariel Foundation Park on the way to Mount Liberty, but hadn’t stopped to explore. On our return ride we decided to divert a bit and check it out. The park is an old PPG (Pittsburgh Plate Glass) factory facility closed in 1976 and recently repurposed into an open air museum of sorts.
Read MoreWe finally made our way into the Shipwreck Museum. The story of the Edmund Fitzgerald was front and center as we entered the museum. The SS Edmund Fitzgerald was an American Great Lakes freighter that sank in Lake Superior during a storm on November 10, 1975. The entire crew of 29 men were lost.
The original bell is now displayed at the entrance of the museum. Gordon Lightfoot’s The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald was playing in the background and the song haunted us for the rest of the day.
Read MoreHi there and welcome to Just A Little Further!
We are David and Marcie Lynn and we've lived aboard our Liberty 458 cutter-rigged sailboat since 2000.
What began as an urge to travel slowly and economically at our own pace ended up an adventure of a lifetime.
Well, here we are ... nearly 90,000 miles under the keel, 5 continents, 5 Great Southern Capes, 36 countries and almost two decades later, still taking one passage at a time and going just a little further.
