In September 2007, I visited my brother and his family in Newfoundland. We took a day-trip to Harbour Grace and visited the airstrip from which Amelia Earhart took off in May 1932. She became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.
The airstrip is overgrown with grass now, but the setting was absolutely beautiful. Later, I was tremendously moved to see film footage of the actual take-off. When you've actually been to a place, the history seems so real!
In September 2007, I visited my brother and his family in Newfoundland. We took a day-trip to Harbour Grace and visited the airstrip from which Amelia Earhart took off in May 1932. She became the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. The airstrip is overgrown with grass now, but the setting was absolutely beautiful. Later, I was tremendously moved to see film footage of the actual take-off. When you've actually been to a place, the history seems so real!
