30 June

47928 - Headed for the Mall @ DC. Should be an emotional and exciting day. What a day. First of all I typed in 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Maryland to take us into the DC area and we were taken to a area we were the Redneck said "we are the only white people around". I typed in "Washington Monument" and it took us to a monument, but not the one we were looking for. I redialed the GPS to the District of Columbia and again we were on our way. After spending two (2) hours in DC traffic, we finally arrived at the Mall. Spent 3 hours at the mall visiting the Veitnam Memorial, Lincoln Monument, Korean Memorial, Washington Monument and the WWII Memorial. Excellent morning visiting some of the US past. The afternoon brought on Arlington Cemetery including JFK's grave with the eternal flame and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. What a great presentation the Marines do of gaurding the site 24/7/365. Later in the day after the thunderstorm, we visited the U.S. Holocaust Memorial. Spent 3 hours there and couldn't absorb it all. Will have to revisit should I ever build up my confidence to brave DC traffic again. Left there around 5 for the two (2) hour traffic nightmare back to camp, 22 miles worth. I'm trading in the Goldwing for the old Indian in the picture above, made a even trade. Probably won't be able to do 600 plus miles a day though, will probably need another week off work. Ready for a shower, temperature in the 90's today, and right now another thunderstorm is moving in. I'm heading into the tent and will cut this short and finish in the morning, weather permitting.