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Rain, Rain, Rain and more Rain.
Left Charleston with good weather, but by the morning (4.38am exactly!) the downpour started. And it, honestly, hasn't stopped since. Three days later now, just solid rain. Meant paying for an extra two nights hotel in Washington to avoid camping (everything’s soaked anyway, tents etc etc...) and just getting drenched looking around Washington!
The Whitehouse!
And sheltering under a tree outside the Capitol Building
Not really all that much exciting, for me anyway, in Washington. Tonnes of good museums, Holocaust Museum being one of the better exhibitions. Graphic but much needed. Slightly worried that one girl on the Trek had never heard the word Holocaust though. But apart from the usual touristy things the weather was just too bad to hire a bike and venture from it all.
Arlington Cemetery (Forest Gump) and JFK's grave quite atmospheric with all the rain. Got absolutely drenched through to the bone on the legs (completely dry on the top thanks to the magnificent Lowe Alpine!) Couldn't quite believe that they do a changing on the guard every 30 minutes 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. On one shift three soldiers work for 24 hours solid. Now that's impressive.
JFKs brother's grave, a picture of JFKs grave itself is in the photo album
As we were expecting to be camping these last two nights in Washington we've still got tonnes of food, and more importantly, steak left over. So set up the kitchen in the trailer, and cooked the best rib eyes known to man:
Good to see the nation’s capital, must be the quiet time of year though, and with the weather not helping either the streets seemed to be remarkably quiet. Reminded me a lot of England, really miss getting lost though. This grid system is just too boring, and what's wrong with a roundabout? Stopping ever 50m for traffic lights is beginning to get too much!
Anyway, glad it's kinda all coming to end now. Really need a change of scenery and some independence. Great group, seen so much, going to pick out the top 50 and top 20 photographs and put them up on here and Facebook Sunday probably, but definitely need to get some warmth back. So bring on Hawaii!!
Full photo album:
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2 comments:
mate that looks friggin horrible ! getting you used to the weather in Hilo mind you!
"worried that one girl on the Trek had never heard the word Holocaust though"
bit worriing mind you
keep safe buddy
Craig
This is great info to know.
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