Welcoming the USS John P. Murtha back to San Diego - the ship that recovered the Artemis astronauts. Apparently they slept onboard last night (while the Integrity capsule was being recovered), then were taken to Naval Air Station North Island earlier this morning and flown to Houston.
The ship itself made its way slowly back this morning with capsule - welcomed by tug boats on a picture perfect morning. Surprisingly there were no helicopters, but four fighter jets did fly overhead at one point. I liked how many other watercraft were around - the SEAL tour boat, the Tiki drinking boat, sailboats, a cruise ship in port, etc.
This is the grave of Elizabeth Alden Peabody, traditionally the first child born in the “New World” to English settlers, or something like that. It’s a very iconic look. I took this photo 3 years ago when we were visiting some of my family graves in the same cemetery.
I’ve been helping my FIL with some geneaology projects, and discovered yesterday that his great grandmother is a direct descendant of this woman. What are the chances? He was telling me where that part of the family is buried, and I went, wait – I’ve been there…
“…117 English settlers vanished from Roanoke Island (modern-day North Carolina) between 1587 and 1590”
I suppose because this colony did not survive, it’s not considered legit by some people. Who knows?
My son got marked wrong for saying that Roanoke was the first American colony. She argued just that. He said the question didn’t say anything about surviving. He never forgave her.
