June 2002

Animals in Virginia; The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail, Papilio Glaucus with a wingspan of up to five inches:

Vacation at The Outer Banks ("OBX"), NC. This year, we stayed in Nags Head.

In Kitty Hawk, a couple of miles up north, the Wright brothers did their historic flight in 1903 (see The Outer Banks of North Carolina).

Turtles on the Outer Banks. To the left, a snap turtle:

The aquarium in Manteo, displaying fishes and other animals that live in the area:

Below a replica of the English ships that arrived to Manteo, NC, in the 16:th century. On a memorial stone it said:

"From Plymouth, England, on 27 April 1584 Walter Raleigh sent Philip Amadas and Arthur Barlowe to North America to explore and prepare for English colonization. On 13 July they claimed land in the name of Queen Elizabeth. Called Virginia in her honor. This area is now known as North Carolina. In 1585 a colony under Governor Ralph Lane settled here on Roanoke Island. Remaining a year. In 1587 a second colony under Governor John White established the 'Cittie of Raleigh' at the same site. This settlement. Known as Raleigh's 'Lost Colony'. Disappeared between 1587 and 1590."

Still today, the fate of the colony's more than 100 men, women and children is unknown.