Rest in Peace

Tuesday Apr. 24th. We do the Indian Museum with a great cafeteria with
regional food from all of the Americas. Metro back to our B&B for luggage and then
on to Reagan Airport. We see the Pentagon, Air Force Memorial and lastly Robert
E. Lee's mansion at Arlington from our window. AA Flight to Chicago has an
early arrival. Flight to John Wayne 1.5 hour late departure. Passengers are all on
board "No crew". Major air turbulence along the way. Pilot says we can't fly
above it nor below it. So hang on till Denver! We aren't even sure we are going
to beat the 11pm curfew for commercial landings. We land with 13 minutes to
spare...Phew!
All in all, a great adventure. A tour not for the meek. Lots of pix's
along the way. Hopefully you followed along on this blog. I think the only thing
you missed was the taste of the fried foods.
Thanks to Eric R. our blogmaster, who worked diligently to get this out on
time. Mike P. our navigator. Ed, our Provisions officer and Bob E. Commissary and
Commentator for unbiased reporting.
Signing off till next time... Teamster Mike R.
Well we made it home. Just under the O.C. wire of a 11pm landing. Here are some images of our last days in DC.

We have now gotten rid of our haversacks and have put down the last bite of
hardtack. Staying at the very nice Kolorama House near Dupont Circle. Eric and I
continue on in DC:
On Monday Apr 23rd, we visit Congressmans Gary Miller's office in the
Rayburn building (sorry he wasn't in) and proceed with ten other Californians,
under the direction of Megan McCormick, to visit the US Capitol bldg. and the
House of Reps chamber. Great tour was given followed by snacks. Even rode the
congressional subway. The Representative of the 42nd District is a CW buff. His
office is full of books on the subject. With our acquired first hand knowledge we
would had a great discussion.
On the west lawn we see a Battalion sized US Army unit in camo. Is it a
military coup? No, just a bunch of E-6s and above re-upping for another tour. All
volunteer photo op!
We attempt to now visit the new Smithsonian Indian Museum but alas a power
failure has closed it for the day. Will try tomorrow morning. Lunch at the Air and
Space was maginal. We finally get a snack at the Castle on the Mall and catch a
selection of Buddha and wouldn’t ya know it, a show on the Clash of Empires
the French & Indian War. We do a one last night time walking trip around the
monuments on the Mall. Vietnam, WWII, Washington and Lincoln. Its always better
at night!
Say goodnight Gracie..


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