Day 17 Sunday September 20, 2026
Today is travel day and again we will have a rainy trip to our next destination to Newburgh KOA Holiday in Wallkill NY. We left the campground about 9:45 and arrived about 1:30. And it rained the entire way. Not really heavy rain but it is still tiring to drive in rain in fairly heavy traffic but not as much as last Sunday.
We had one major slow down for 2-3 miles. We just creeped along. Finally we saw what the holdup was….drivers ahead of us “rubbernecking”. Two 18 wheelers had not played nice on the other side of the interstate and the wrecker and a police car was on site. As soon as we got past the scene we were back to normal speed.
We got setup in site 57 and had some leftover pizza for lunch from our pizza party the other night. The campsites here are rather close together so we are kind of packed in here. It continued to drizzle rain until nightfall.
Day 18 Monday September 21, 2026
We almost overslept this morning. We didn’t wake up until 7:15 and we had to be on the bus at 8:30 but we make it and still had bacon and eggs with our Lattes.
Joseph was our bus driver this morning. He was a good driver but maybe not as good as Daniel. Our first stop was somewhere we never expected to visit….West Point Military Academy. We had to submit information from our IDs a few weeks ago to be able to get past the security at the facility.
We picked up our local guide, Stephen (Steven). Someone asked him what his middle name was and he said Lee and he also said he was a descendant of Robert E. Lee. His father was a General and a WWII pilot.
As we drove around the grounds he explained what the buildings were used for and some of the history of them. West Point covers 3,000 acres and sits high up on the banks of the Hudson River. We got off the bus at the Cadet Chapel and went inside. It is quite an impressive building. It only took 3 years to build back in the early 1900’s. There is lots of beautiful stained glass panels high up on the walls.
Steven said due to a court ruling the cadets are not required to attend Church services as they once were but most still do attend services.
He pointed out the position of the song books on the back of the pews. He said there was a man that worked at the Chapel that made sure each song book was spaced exactly the same space apart in every pew by measuring it. We could look down the pews and it was evident that they were all spaced exactly the same space apart.
He also pointed out one pew that was roped off and had a candle burning in a large candle holder. That pew is reserved for the POWs and MIAs.
The organ was amazing. It controlled 12,511 pipes inside the Chapel. I can’t imagine how someone could build such an instrument much less learn to play it. He said he had been inside when the organ was being played and the sound was amazing.
Then we went to Monument Hill which overlooks the Hudson River. This is where the colonist turned back the British military and finally they gave up their quest to control the new American colonies. Steven said this is where he recognizes as the real beginning of America.
The river has two 90 degrees turns in the river just below where we were standing. During the American Revolution ships had tall sails. So the ships had to come to a stop and move their sails to change directions in the river so it was an ideal place for the Colonist to fire their cannons above them down onto the ships. Plus the Colonists had forged a huge metal chain that spanned the river. They had laid logs in the river that had one end cut into a sharp point. The heavy metal chain was laid on top of the logs. So if the British ships had got past the cannons and tried to sail down the river the sharp logs and the heavy metal chain would have stopped them. So they gave up.
After Steven explained some of the monuments on the grounds we went to the Thayer Motel on the Academy grounds for a buffet lunch. The entrees were good but the dessert was the best part of the meal.
Then the bus took us to the Poughkeepsie Railroad Bridge, which is actually a State Park. Originally this was the longest railroad bridge in the world. It is 212 feet above the Hudson River. It had to be this high above the water so the sailing ships could go under it.
The bridge caught fire, from what is believed to be a spark from the train brakes. The floor of the bridge was wood and oil drips from all the trains had made it easy for a spark to set it on fire. It was damaged so bad it was abandoned as a railroad bridge. They planned to have it demolished but the bid was 50 million dollars. So a new plan was formed to convert the bridge to a pedestrian bridge and make it a state park. Now over a half million people cross it a year. We split into 3 groups and a local guide took us on the bridge and explained the history of it. Those in our group that have trouble walking got to ride in a 12 person tram (like a long golf cart).
Then we returned to the campground and had our drivers meeting for our next travel day.
Day 19 Tuesday September 22, 2026
Our first planned group activity today was not until 11:30 so we had a few hours to catch up on things around the Motorhome and get a little rest.
We left at 10:30 for our group lunch at Coppola’s Italian Restaurant Bistro. Gregg and Judi rode with us. The meal was buffet style. They had several Italian style dishes, plus salad and then ice cream for dessert. The food was really good.
Then we drove a couple of miles to visit Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s house and Presidential Library. He was born and raised in the house and continued to live there after he was married. We had to split up into two groups for the tour of the house. The house was interesting but for my taste the furniture and wood trim in the house was too dark. It was a three story house and we toured two of the stories. One thing I found interesting was most of the rooms had a clear glass sort of clear shaped ball mounted on the wall or on the upper part of the door facing. These were filled with water and served as a fire extinguisher in case of fire. I guess they would throw the glass ball onto the fire and it would break and the water would hopefully extinguish the fire.
FDR and Eleanor’s grave site was near the house. The ground around the site was being renovated. Then we visited his Presidential Library. He is the only president to have a library while still in office.
The library had two floors to visit. There was a lot of information to absorb. I did not know he contracted polio before becoming President. I always thought it was after being elected that he contracted polio. As much as possible he hide the fact that he had polio from the public. He would wear heavy leg braces and stand at a podium that his staff had bolted to the floor so he could use that for support while standing.
He and his administration included Eleanor, did a lot to get Americans back on their feet after the Great Depression.
After we finished touring the library we returned to the campground to get ready for our travel day tomorrow.
Day 20 Wednesday September 23, 2026
We had 245 miles to drive today so everyone left a little early than our normal travel days. We stopped and filled up with fuel after about 25 miles. These high fuel prices sure are making our trip more expensive.
We had a lot of turns today before we reached Lancaster/New Holland KOA Campground in New Holland PA. Somehow we missed one of the turns about 30 miles from the campground so we drove a few extra miles but we drove by some beautiful farms.
I got a text before we got to the campground from Gregg. He was having issues with his leveling system on his motorhome and was needing assistance. Our Motorhomes are very similar so we help each other out when we have problems.
We tried several things but didn’t get the issue resolved. Gregg called the manufacturer of the controls for the leveling system and we still didn’t get the problem resolved. But at least they will be able to continue with the tour, they just won’t be able to use the leaving system unless he can get it fixed.
The Wagonmasters/Tailgunners prepared a meal for the group so we went to their site at 6pm for a nice meal and get-together. Bill had a wood fire in the fire pit and had his gas fire pit burning also. It was rather cool this evening so the fire felt good.
Day 21 Thursday September 24, 2026
We boarded a bus this morning for our trip to Hersey PA. Our first stop was the Hershey Story Museum. A guide gave us a brief talk and then we were free to move through the museum on our own.
We never knew much about the history of the Hershey Chocolate history. It is quite an interesting history. Milton Hershey was a very interesting person. He only had a fourth grade education but was a very smart man.
His father had several inventions but none ever made his family any money. His son, Milton failed a few times trying to get his chocolate business successful but finally he made it.
After we finished the tour we went to the Lisa Cafe in the same building for a late breakfast. We were a little surprised because the food was very good and reasonably priced. Most of our group also ate in the cafe.
Then we boarded the bus again and went to Hersey Chocolate World a few miles away to take a trolley tour around the town. Our onboard guide was Kevin. He was very good and had some good “dad” jokes. He told us the history of Hershey Chocolate from Mr Hershey’s failures to his eventual success. Kevin passed around three different types of Hershey Kisses for us to sample and when we got off we were handed a Hershey Chocolate bar.
Milton Hersey had a great vision and basically built the small town of Hersey. Actually it is not an incorporated town and was originally named Derry Church but was renamed Hershey in honor of Milton Hershey. One of his ideas was to built his plant out in what was the country then, rather than in a city because he wanted to be close to the farms that supplied the milk he used in the chocolate. That saved a lot of transportation cost.
Unlike a lot of factory/mill towns that didn’t treat their employees well, Mr Hershey was very different. He believed a happy worker was a good worker and that would benefit everyone. He built nice houses for his employees and sold them to the employees for only what it cost him to have them built. He built schools, playgrounds and swimming pools for the community. Him and his wife couldn’t have children so they built a school for underprivileged children and provided homes for them at the school with live in house parents. That school has become the Milton Hershey School and has grades pre-k through the 12th grade. The schooling is cost free to the students.
The trolly returned and we had time to explore The Hershey Chocolate World which is basically a very large Hershey Chocolate candy store. We have never seen so much chocolate in one place. Many years ago we visited the Hersey Chocolate plant but that has been stopped due to health restrictions. Numerous people were coming out with 3 or 4 shopping bags of various chocolates.
We boarded the bus and Don, our bus driver took us back to the campground.
Lena and I went to a local Farmers Market to see what they had. We got fresh eggs, a small basket of golden delicious apples, 6 whoopie pies, apple cider, chocolate chip cookies and a small bottle of root beer.
Day 22 Friday September 25, 2026
Today was ride share day to our group activities at the Amish Experience. Judi road with us. Gregg stayed to work on the issue with their Motorhome.
We watched a movie called Jacob’s Choice. It was a little bit of Amish history and about a young man named Jacob trying to decide about his future in the Amish life.
After the movie a guide answered numerous questions from the group about the Amish life. He was raised Mennonite and his father was a Mennonite preacher.
Then we went next door to an Amish school house where he explained about the differences between Amish schools and English schools. Then we toured a typical Amish house where he answered numerous other questions about the life of the Amish. It was interesting to see a sewing machine that was connected to a 12 volt battery to supply power. The light over the kitchen table and the washing machine had a 12volt battery like a hand drill would use to provide power.
He said there were 2,500 different Amish communities in the United States. And each community has its own set of rules. A Bishop in each community is the authority over the community.
We read a lot of books about the Amish. Even though they are written as fiction they are based on real Amish life and matched many of the things that the guide told us.
Then we walked into the Plain and Fancy Restaurant for a family style meal. After the meal we had our travel meeting for Sunday before we were released to be on our own for the remainder of the day.
We decided to drive down the road to checkout the Farmers Market in Bird N Hand. The place was really bussing with people. We wanted to get some more Whoopie Pies. Lena bought a pack of 12 minis. We were going to get a pack of 6 regular size but they were $17. Yesterday we paid $6.50 at the Farmers Market near the campground for the same thing so we left and went back to the market we went to yesterday to get the Whoopie pies.
Then we returned to the campground for the day.
Day 23 Saturday September 26, 2026
We were back on the same bus this morning that we were on Thursday with the same driver for our trip to Philadelphia.
We had checked the weather so we wore our Frogg Togg rain jackets and water proof shoes and sure glad we did because it rained almost all day long. Some of our group that didn’t have water proof shoes walked around with wet socks all day.
We picked up a local guide and as Don drove around town the guide pointed out numerous buildings and gave the history of them and talked about the development of Philadelphia.
Our first stop where we got off was to see the famous Liberty Bell. We stood in line outside in the rain for almost an hour to get into the building. At one point the guide asked us if we wanted to skip going in since it was taking so long and no one wanted to skip it.
While we were in line our guide told us a lot of historical information about Philadelphia. He also explained the clothes he was wearing. He was dressed like a soldier from the revolutionary army along with a three pointed hat. We have always wondered about the three pointed hat the soldiers wore during that time. They were designed that way so when the soldier was marching the barrel of his rifle would not hit the brim of his hat.
We had to go through security about like an airport has. We had to empty all items from our pockets, take off any coats/jackets, remove our belts, etc. and lay everything in a plastic tub to be X-rayed. Finally we got inside to see The Liberty Bell. The guide had told us the story of who made the bell and how it had cracked and they remelted the metal down and tried again and then sometime later is cracked again so they tried to repair it but that also failed so they gave up and replaced it with a different bell. The two men that were selected to make the original bell were not experienced in making bells. Their experience was in making cooking pots and pans.
Our next stop was at a Philly Cheesesteak restaurant name Philly’s Gourmet Steaks. Kind of interesting that it was run by Chinese people. The sandwiches were very good and loaded with meat. We only ate half of ours because they were so big so we took the other half with us.
Then we boarded the bus again and went to Independence Hall. This is across the street from the building The Liberty Bell is in. We had to go through the same type security again as we did to see the Liberty Bell.
Liberty Hall is where The Decoration of Independence was signed. The building was started in 1732 and completed in 1753. I assume the room was setup just as it was when the document was signed right down to the feather pens on the desks they used at that time which was a long time before the Bic pen was developed. Across the hall was a courtroom that was used during that time period. We had to break up into groups of 20 to go in and a Park employee gave a brief talk about events of that time period.
We got back on the bus and went to the National Constitution Center. In one of the rooms there was a statue of every man that signed the Declaration of Independence. They were arranged in the room like they might have been when they were discussing the document. It was kind of weird feeling when you walk into the room. I found the statues of the three men from North Carolina that were signers of the document.
We toured other rooms with historical displays in them before we went to the Freedom Rising Theater room to view the 360 degree theatrical production that told the story of the U. S. Constitution and the quest for freedom.
This was our last stop so we boarded the bus to go back to the campground over an hours drive away. It was still raining when we got back and I think it rained all night. I believe everyone was pooped when we got back. It was a very interesting day but would have been nicer if it wasn’t raining. But it wasn’t a heavy downpour so we made the best of it and got to see some amazing things about the beginning of this great country’s history.
Day 24 Sunday September 27, 2026
Well it is travel day and it is still raining. We had breakfast and got ready to depart for Cherry Hill Park Campground in College Park MD just outside Washington D.C. We departed about 9:45 for the 160 mile drive. This is the third Sunday we have driven in the rain to get to our next destination. It is not raining hard but enough that you have to keep the windshield wipers going and the rain affects driving visibility.
The traffic was not too bad until we got close to the Washington DC area then it was bumper to bumper and slow for several miles.
We were glad to get to our destination. A campground escort took us to our site, #1413. This is a large campground with a lot of amenities, but we will not use most of them.
Fantasy had arranged for a catered meal for us at 5:30 in the campground pavilion. It was catered by Fabulous Dave’s. They had BBQ pork, Brisket, BBQ’d Ribs, roasted chicken, creamed potatoes, corn bread muffins, salad and bread pudding for dessert. The muffins were my dessert. I ate two of them, very good.
The Wagonmasters briefed us on the group events for tomorrow and then we called it a day.
Day 25 Monday September 28, 2026
Clear but overcast skys today, yea! Our bus was about 45 minutes late arriving this morning due to heavy traffic, etc. We had a fairly tight schedule today and Kathy, the Wagonmaster, was getting a little nervous due to the bus arriving late but it all worked out and we didn’t miss anything that was planned for today.
Our first stop after we got into Washington DC, through lots of morning traffic was Arlington National Cemetery where we had to go through another security check similar to yesterday.
We all boarded a three car trolley that took us out into the cemetery. We had a driver and a guide telling us about the different sections of the cemetery and some of the more famous people that is buried in the cemetery. The grounds crews were working on restoration of some of the grounds where the grass has died.
We all got off and walked up the hill to the grave of President John F. Kennedy, his wife and their two infant children. The eternal flame is still burning at their grave site. There are only two presidents buried in Arlington Cemetery, John F. Kennedy and William Howard Taft.
There are 639 acres in Arlington National Cemetery and approximately 430,000 graves of military and qualified family members. It is projected that they will run out of space in 2060. The rules for qualified people to be buried here is changing to leave space for military personnel. There are approximately 30 burials here each week day.
We got to see the Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
When we got back on the bus one of our group that was in the Air Force said that sometimes the person that is buried here has no family that can attend for various reasons and there is a group of women in the DC area that attends and sits in for the family.
I did not know until today that in years past the person buried here could provide their own gravestone like in other cemeteries. That practice has been stopped due to space limitations.
The bus took us to the US Capitol for our lunch in the US Capital Visitor Center Cafeteria. It was a long gradual uphill walk from the bus to the Visitor Center where we had another security check to go through. We had to take off our shoes, jackets, belts, etc and then walk through a X-ray type machine before we could be admitted.
Fantasy provided vouchers for our lunch but we had to choose our lunch based on what the vouchers paid for or we had to pay for the food ourselves. I picked the wrong brand of water so I had to return it and get the correct brand. Judi got a hamburger which she thought was covered with the voucher but since the one she selected had bacon on it she had to pay $15.45 for it, a hamburger mind you.
We had a little time before our 2pm tour so of course they had two gift shops for anyone wanting to shop.
We got our tickets for the tour and a headset that only picked up the sound from our group’s guide as she talked. There were several groups going through the Capital at the same time so that worked really well. We went into a theater first to watch a film. Then the tour started in the lower part of the Capital called the crypt. There was a star like symbol in the middle of the floor. That is the exact center of Washington DC. And there is actually a burial chamber two floors below where we were standing called Washington’s Tomb. The plan was that since George Washington was the first President he would be buried there but the architect that designed the capital didn’t consult with the family of President Washington and they didn’t agree to have his body moved to the Capital. So the burial chamber is empty.
Sydney, our guide, took us up to the rotunda and explained the painting in the dome of the rotunda and all the paintings around the dome. We got to go into the old House of Representatives and the old Senate chambers. We could not go into the current chambers. The old House of Representative chamber is now called Statuary Hall. There are numerous statues in this room and others are located all around the Capitol. Each state is allowed two statues. One of the statues from North Carolina is Billy Graham.
It was an amazing opportunity to go into the Capitol and our guide was very well educated on the history of the Capitol. We never expected to be able to visit it. Sydney said normally there is approximately 12,000 visitors in the Capital per day. It is best to book online for the tour. The tours are scheduled Monday through Saturday and are free but you must get a ticket.
Then we walked back to the bus for our ride back to the campground. We walked almost 2.5 miles today. Some of it was uphill and numerous steps so we were dragging when we got back to the motorhome.
Day 26 Tuesday September 29, 2026
Today was a little less rushed which seemed good. We boarded the bus at 8:15 to travel to Baltimore MD.
Our first stop was Fort McHenry for a self guided tour of this historic fort. We watched a 10 minute film about the attack on the fort by British gun boats. Francis Scott Key was out in the harbor on a ship while the battle was going on. Over a 1000 cannon shots were fired by the British on the fort. The battle lasted until after nightfall. The next morning the townspeople and Francis Scott Key didn’t know if the British had captured the fort or not until the morning fog cleared. The British had already burned Washington DC and the US Capital and if they captured Baltimore they would be in control of the fledgling states that would become the USA. Only 4 people at the fort were killed in the attack.
When the fog cleared the American flag was still flying over the fort so they knew the British had failed to capture the fort. That is when Francis Scot Key wrote what would become the song The Star Spangled Banner.
Everyone walked out to the fort to watch the flag raising ceremony at 10am. They have different flags they raise depending on the wind and weather conditions. Today the wind was a little too strong to raise the largest flag but the one they did raise with the help of part of our group, some young kids and other adults was still a large flag. It took several people to hold it stretched out and off the ground while the park staff hooked it up to the ropes to pull the flag up. The flag that was raised had the 13 stars and bars.
Then we toured the different buildings and walked out onto the fortifications that overlook the fort and Baltimore Harbor.
We had a few minutes before we boarded the bus so we browsed the gift shop. I bought a 250th anniversary T-Shirt. They must had been trying to clear out their stock because they had good prices on several items.
Then we rode the bus over to Baltimore Harbor. We had 2.5 hours to have lunch, walk around the harbor and the visitors center. Several of our group went to Phillip’s Seafood Restaurant. The food was very good, rather expensive and we had a great waitress. They also had a large selection of really good looking desserts. There were 3 couples at our table so three desserts were bought and shared by each couple.
We walked back to the visitor center and boarded a boat at 2pm for a harbor cruise. One of the interesting things on the banks of the harbor was the Domino Sugar plant. And there was a large barge of raw sugar being unloaded that was for the plant. As we rode by we could smell the raw sugar.
There were several large multi story old buildings along the banks of the harbor that have been converted to apartments.
The harbor cruise was our last event so we boarded the bus for the return trip to the campground. We have walked almost 5 miles and taken a lot of stairs in the last 2 days and we feel it.
Bill the Wagonmaster was going to have a campfire at their site for anyone that wanted to come and socialize and have s’mores but we were ready to rest.
Day 27 Wednesday September 30, 2026
Well Happy 59th anniversary to us today and we got to sleep a little later today because we have no planned activities today until 2pm when the bus picks us up to go back to DC where we will be dropped off somewhere around the Smithsonian Museums.
We cooked bacon and eggs for the first time in several days. Then Gregg and Judi came over to wish us a Happy Anniversary and gave us a bottle of Blueberry Wine. 🍷 Looking forward to trying it.
We needed a few groceries so we went to Aldi’s. We got everything we needed except Lena needed a spice she was out of and Aldi did not have it. We first decided to not go to the Giant grocery store nearby but something changed our mind so we drove over to it. As we were pulling into a parking spot we noticed an older man pushing a shopping cart and he was really struggling to walk.
We got out of the Jeep and asked him if needed help and where was he going. He pointed to a small bus that had Senior Center on it. I took his shopping cart and Lena took his arm but he was really having trouble walking and fell down. We got him up and very slowly got him to the bus. The driver saw us and asked the man why didn’t he call him. The man said his phone battery was dead. We got him on the bus and the driver got his four bags of groceries and loaded them on the bus. I guess something put us there at the right time to help him. He said he was 79 years old and it was terrible getting old. His name was Wayne. He wanted to give us money for helping him, we said no. He thanked us and said he would not have made it without our help. He was not walking just shuffling his feet along.
We all boarded the bus again at 2pm to return to Washington DC. Kathy, the Wagonmaster announced our anniversary and gave us a nice card from the Fantasy team.
As we got near our first stop we could see just a little of the White House. There was some kind of construction equipment blocking most of the view. We could also see the cranes that is being used for the building of the Ballroom at the White House.
Our stop was right across the street from the Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building which has an office for the Vice President.
Our stop was to visit The People’s House. We had never heard about this building. It is very difficult to get to tour any of the White House with all the necessary security so in 2024 they opened this facility. It is a little difficult to describe. Once we got through security there was a miniature version of the front of the White House. The windows had some video playing in each window as the “curtains” were pulled back. Melania Thrump was in one window and welcomed us to the tour.
There were scaled down versions of several rooms in the White House and numerous rooms with interactive screens you could touch and learn about the staff in White House, about meetings, state dinners and a lot of other interesting things. There were two tables that were set like they would be in a real state dinner. Of course all the silverware, plates, glasses, etc were secured to the table so they could not be moved. This was a very interesting facility.
Our next stop was at Carmine’s Italian Restaurant for Dinner. This is a large restaurant. It didn’t look that large from the front but it was deep and had several dining rooms. The room we were in would probably seat 200 people. There are 46 people in our group plus our local guide joined us and we only took up three tables. Before we ate the group toasted us for our anniversary. That was a nice gesture.
Our first course was a vegetable salad and a caprice salad, then it was rigatoni with broccoli and noodles with meat balls, then it was roasted chicken and salmon followed by chocolate cannolis for dessert. They provided a stack of small aluminum containers and bags to take any of the leftovers with us. I think everyone was stuffed when we walked out.
We boarded the bus for a night time tour of some of the monuments in town. The first one was the World War II memorial. Then the Jefferson Memorial, followed by the Lincoln Memorial, the Korean Memorial and the Vietnam Memorial.
Seeing them at night with subtle lighting was a whole different experience than seeing them in the daytime. Our guide was very good and no one got lost in the dark. We just watched for her yellow wand that was lite up and followed it around. There was a lot of other people out visiting the monuments.
The weather was perfect for our nighttime tour. We dropped off our guide and returned to the campground at 11pm ready for a good nights sleep. We walked just over 3 miles today.
Day 28 Thursday October 1, 2026
We were back on the bus today at 8:15 for our last ride into Washington DC. Today was kind of a free day because we got to choose where we went with the emphasis on The National Mall. Several including us went to The Air and Space Museum. We had reserved an entry time of 11am. There is not a fee to enter the museum but you are requested to get online and reserve a time to help spread out the number of visitors. Six of us reserved 11pm and we were sure glad we chose 11 and not 10am. Two in our group reserved 10am and there was probably 100 teenagers went in at 10am. While we were waiting we walked down to the US Botanic Gardens for a few minutes. You could spend half a day in the gardens and the buildings.
We returned to the Air and Space Museum and walked right in at 11am with no line of people waiting to get in and all those teenagers were leaving.
Lena and I spent three hours in the museum and didn’t see it all. We went to the cafe in the museum for a very expensive, not so good lunch. But you are kind of a captive audience unless you want to leave and either walk several blocks or take a taxi/uber to a restaurant.
On our way back to the pickup point where the bus was we went into the Sculpture Garden and sat on a bench in the shade for a while.
Our dogs were barking by the time we boarded the bus for the last time to return to the campground. This was our last bus ride of this tour.
Some of our group are from California, Oregon, Oklahoma , Utah, Montana and most of them have never been to Washington DC and they are just amazed at all the large tall buildings in DC.
There is not enough money to get me to live in Washington DC or even close to it. Too much traffic, no personal space, too many tall apartment buildings, etc. It is an interesting place to visit but not to live. Several years ago I was offered a job by a contractor from this area that was doing some work at Camp LeJeune where I worked. I told him his company didn’t have enough money to make me want to live in or near Washington DC.
We have walked 10 miles in the last 5 days.
