We were in Maryland for the last few days, just 20 minutes from D.C. There is a lovely RV Park called Cherry Hill Campground. It is large, well maintained, access to the bus and tours. They rent golf carts, have a good laundry and splash pad for the kids. We highly recommend it.
We traveled to Union Station on Sunday and parked so we could pick up our Hop On Hop Off Trolley Tour. It is right outside the front entrance and easy to find and get on. We stayed on until stop 7, although I would recommend getting off on stop 11. We walked a pretty good distance to where we were wanting to go.
I’ve been to D.C. more than once so I let Tom choose where he wanted to go. He wanted to see the reflecting pool and the Lincoln Memorial. We did see the World War II Memorial as we walked along. He wasn’t feeling well so we sat along the way and then found the snack area so he could get a candy bar. We saw the trolley to Arlington National Cemetery, so we hopped on that.
We took the tour around the cemetery. We only got off at the tomb of the unknown soldier because Tom was still not feeling well. We passed by many graves. In the picture above with the large tree, if you look to the left you can see a black stone. That is Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Her husband was in the military and she is buried with him.
After the tour we hopped back on the trolley to go back across the river and catch our Hop On Hop Off Trolley back to Union Station. We saw the young man in the featured photo riding on this handmade cart with a lawn chair and fake grass. It was moving on down the street and then he came back towards us but we turned before I got a good picture.
Tom noticed hundreds of people running through the National Mall. He said he’d never seen so many people running. I told him they were expending too much energy for me. I was doing well to walk. Tom later told me he decided they were running to get away from the National Guard. We did see National Guard but they weren’t patrolling. They were standing around chatting, looking at phones, sitting on benches. We only saw them at Union Station and near the Lincoln Memorial.
We had planned to go to the zoo but Tom decided a day of rest was needed so we stayed at the campground and did laundry. Yesterday we drove to Sandston, Virginia to meet our son. He lives in Suffolk, VA about 1 1/2 hours from there. We were dropping off a coffee table he has wanted forever. He told me once I stole it from him. I reminded him it was a gift to me from my mother. But since we are in the 5th wheel no need for it now. I was happy to give it to him.
We arrived in Salem, VA earlier today at Dixie Caverns Campground. We lived about 75 miles from here in Rural Retreat, VA almost 20 years ago, which we’ll pass by on Friday as we journey to North Carolina. We both remarked today how familiar these roads are on I-81. We’ve traveled them many times before. I posted some conversations on Facebook, which I’ll also include here. Never a dull moment with us.
Tom:Which way do I go?
Me: I don’t know, your woman says unnamed road. ( looks on phone Google maps) it says stay on 395. We just entered Virginia.
Tom: You just missed your sign. (For a picture) You need to pay attention.
Me: how can I pay attention when you keep asking me where to go.
Tom: I don’t need you to tell me where to go. She’ll tell me.
Me: you just asked me which way.
Tom: no, I didn’t
Me. We are done with this conversation
Driving back to campground.
Tom: I thought we’d go the same way back.
Me: You didn’t use Karen going there.
Tom: I thought this was Karen.
Me: It is, we didn’t use her. We used truck Karen.
Tom: oh yeah. Why is it taking longer?
Me: Because Karen is taking us on a safe RV route.
Tom: OH yeah, we don’t really need that. We aren’t pulling the RV.
Me:
Not to mention all the commentary about parking. I’m very informed about any parking strategy.
Well friends that’s been our last few days. We’re taking a a few days here in Salem to catch our breath and prepare for the journey south to Florida beginning Friday. I’m going to miss this nice weather. Blessings on your journeys as always.
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