RV travels around the USA
It continues to amaze me at the quality of museums in our nation’s capital. The Smithsonian Museums have some new displays each time that we visit. There are also many other private museums in the city and we were able to work in a new one. In this post, I’ve included a few highlights from our DC museum visits and a few photos. Enjoy.
Taking a Washington DC night tour on a sightseeing bus is something that Pat has wanted to do for some time now. We were never able to work it into our busy schedule until this trip. The RV Resort arranges the whole thing and they pick us up and drop off right at the front office! The tour was from 6pm to 11pm and stopped at all the major monuments. Most were well lit and awesome to see after dark.
Washington DC & Family: This was our third venture, since retirement, to this giant metropolis of people, autos, and many monuments. And the beltway drive with the big rig is still just as bad. Too many vehicles driving too fast. Just a bad recipe when you mix in the slower to stop vehicles like me. But, after a long driving day we arrived safely and had a great week with our son’s family. Our Eastbound journey is now over! From Alpine Wyoming (our westernmost spot this summer) it is 2,100 miles!
Washington D.C. is a large city at 6.1 million people in the metro area and is the 7th largest in the US. It is a very large city and has more things to do than any other city (my opinion). And most of the major attractions are free! This was our 3rd visit in the last two years. We get to visit with family and see tons of stuff. It is always a great time! This time we attended our son’s wedding and then stayed a couple of extra days. Continue reading “A Few Extra Days in DC After the Wedding”
Featured photo credit: Adam Mason
We have a new daughter-in-law! Our son Bryan married Jennifer Durdall on this last Saturday, October 6th. It was a lovely wedding with great weather and located in their hometown of Washington D.C. That location allowed for some sightseeing, fine eating, and quality time with family. Continue reading “Bryan & Jen’s Wedding”
We really enjoyed our stay in Williamsburg, Va, but after a week it was time to move further north to our nation’s capital, Washington D.C. This next leg was exactly the miles that I like to travel in a day at 167, but I was dreading the drive around the DC beltway on I-495. The DC traffic can be a nightmare. Continue reading “Washington D.C.; A Very Memorial Day Experience!”
This post will finish up our time in DC and then our travel to the borough of Kutztown, PA. Our travel there was just less than 200 miles with some re-routing on truck routes. It is located 17 miles northeast of Reading PA. Our RV park was Pine Hill RV resort. A nice park. Not a lot of amenities but very peaceful. Continue reading “Washington DC Part 3 and Travel to Kutztown, PA”
We thoroughly enjoyed our visit to our nation’s capital. What a diverse, active, and vibrant city. So many people going about their daily lives. Most all in support of our federal government in some fashion. You have to wonder if it really takes this many people and support to help run the country. In many cases, I have been a supporter of reducing the over grown federal government and the spending that goes along with it. You have to ask what real value are most of these thousands of people adding to the security and economy of our country (I found the total number of federal employees at over 4 million including military). Continue reading “Washington D.C. Part 2”
We had a fantastic time touring around the DC area! There is a vast incredible amount of things to see and do. And most of them are free! While in DC doing the tourist things we also spent as much time as we could with our oldest son Bryan and his fiancee Jennifer and her mom Linda. Continue reading “Washington D.C. & Cherry Hill RV Park – Part 1”