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Aug. 9 – Ridge, MD
Day 144 – St. Clements IslandPoint Lookout MarinaWe woke to humid smoke filled air. There is a large fire burning in the Dismal Swamp in North Carolina and the southern winds have brought quiet a bit of smoke this way. By lunch the winds had changed di…
Aug. 8 – Cobb Island, MD
Day 143 – Welcome to MarylandShymansky’s MarinaOur luck has held out on rain…it comes in the evening and not during the day. We had a strong thunderstorm roll through last night, but it didn’t last long. We could see other boats trying to come into t…
Aug. 7 – Stafford, VA
Day 142 – Travel and ChoresHope Springs MarinaEvery day can’t be filled with exploring new wonderful places…sometimes we have to get a little work done. We left Washington, DC around 8:00 and traveled back to Hope Springs Marina near Stafford, VA…
July 6 – Washington, DC
Day 141 – One Last LookGangplank MarinaWe spent our last day in DC going to the Air & Space Museum and seeing a few things we’d missed. We knew it would be very crowded on a Saturday, so we were there when they opened. We spent a few hours looking …
Aug. 5 – Washington, DC
Day 140 – Arlington CemeteryGangplank MarinaWe took the Metro (subway) to Arlington Cemetery this morning. The weather was perfect…a little cloudy and much cooler than it’s been lately, so we were very comfortable walking around. We visited Kennedy’s…
Aug. 4 – Washington, DC
Day 139 – U. S. Holocaust MuseumGangplank MarinaWe have been so busy the past few days, so we decided to stay on the boat this morning and get a few needed chores done and relax. The Holocaust Museum is free but you have to get tickets to g…
Aug. 3 – Washington, DC
Day 138 – Circulator (Bus) DayGangplank MarinaWe bought a day pass on the Circulator this morning and rode out to the National Zoo. The zoo is famous for the two pandas they have…unfortunately they were not out today. I was disappointed we couldn’t s…
Aug. 2 – Washington, DC
Day 137 – Capital TourGangplank MarinaOur first stop today was the Unites States Capital. What a beautiful place…it really is on a hill and the landscaping is wonderful. While we waited for our tour time we looked around the visitor center and exhibi…
Aug. 1 – Washington, DC
Our first stop this morning was the Smithsonian Castle…it is the information center for all the Smithsonian museums and galleries there are about twenty properties, including the National Zoo. We went to the American History and Natural History Museu…
