Saturday, July 11

We left Chincoteague Island at 8am - in the rain.  The rain stayed with us for most of the way up the peninsula - but the sun was out by the time we crossed the Bay Bridge.  Get to add another couple states to my map:  Maryland and Delaware.  Yay!

Pulled in to our campground about 1:30, Tom threw some burgers on the grill, we wolfed lunch and went to a 4:00 orientation meeting about the park and DC.  Ran back home, grabbed snacks and jackets, and headed out for a DC at Night tour.

Got to see EVERYTHING!  Capitol, White House, every memorial and monument you can think of, Tidal Pool, Reflecting Pond, so many buildings!  The tour started in daylight hours - and then as night descended, the lights came on and it was incredible.  My Ipad camera just couldn't capture the sights at night like I wanted it to - but they're in my head.

And we only lost Randy and Suzanne once - had to hold the bus and talk them back to us by cell phone.  What did we ever do before phones????