Washington, day 4

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A cooler less humid day greated us today, with clear skies and a pleasant breeze. Our plan was to drive to Mount Vernon, where George Washington lived. This was fine but the sat nav had no idea where Mount Vernon was, so it was back to manual navigation (provided by Claire). We took a few wrong turns but got there without too much difficulty, and parked the beast, who is now called Josh by the way.

Nicky wanted an audio guide and to do things in a different order from Claire and I so we split up and then met again later. The tour of the house and walking round the grounds and gardens was very interesting, and very hot. There was quite a sense of nation building which I haven't experienced in the UK, probably because it is so much older. I will try and post some photos tomorrow.

Back in Josh the sat nav (Emily) was happy to tell us where the Lincoln Memorial was, so off we went and had a very pleasant drive into Washington. Parking was fun but managed for free, and we walked to the memorial and took loads more pictures. Then back to the hotel as we were all hot and weary and in need of some food. We finished off our food supplies while watching "As time goes by" re-runs on the tellybox.

We have enjoyed Washington - not quite done everything on the list, but have had a very enjoyable three days. It is time to pack the suitcases and prepare to drive to Philly tomorrow.

Nicky is now off doing the laundry while I check email and update the blog. If you do read this please leave a quick comment just so that we know that you are reading it and that we are not just posting into the ether. Thanks.

Rick

Comments

Anonymous said…
Hi Nicky, Rick and Claire,
I am reading your accounts with much pleasure and look forward to the pictures. Hope the drive to Philadelphia goes well. Look forward to the next installment!!
Anna
September 2, 2007 at 12:42 PM
Anonymous said…
Hi,
So this is how you leave a comment! hehe. Me & Mum keeping checking the blog. The Grandparents were very excited to see the printouts we made for them, too.
Love John
September 2, 2007 at 3:51 PM
Anonymous said…
hi,
I'm happily reading your american-slash-moving adventure thing :)
That's my daily stop to read how my Claire is doing :)

thanks so much for providing news :) and telling us how your travel are going.

Périne

Ps: I miss you Claire :) I think of you :) Enjoy the trip :) and post pictures as soon as you can.
September 2, 2007 at 7:00 PM
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