DC trip - day 1

Yesterday we left for DC after work. We left the house at 5:15, but wasn't really on the road until 6 (stopped by Christine's parents house, fueled up the car, got some food for the road, etc). The route?

US64 - I95 - I295 (around Richmond) - I95 - I395 to the hotel.

Arrived at the hotel at 11, a 5 hour drive. That includes hitting I295 Northbound closure for 10? minutes after an accident. There was a truck in the median, it didn't look too good; but not quite good enough to close all 3 or 4 NB lanes. The DOT must have done their job. 

Christine started to get car fever about 4 hours into the drive, she was getting loopy and silly (and at times annoying). But she was making me smile & laugh for the most part, so it was entertaining.

How else did we entertain ourselves on the drive? The usual way-

- I kept us in one piece the drive.

- Played a few rounds of the ABC game (rules will be explained in a later post).

- Saw a bunch of state plates (list will be posted later).

- Admired the moon when it broke through the clouds.

- Christine started getting silly from car fever:

- Tried to name all 150 original Pokemon. Sadly, we had probably 1/3 or 1/2 named.

- Making random, silly noises.

- Laughing at jokes that shouldn't have been funny.

Whats the plan for today in DC?

- Wake up and get some free continental breakfast

- Take the Metro to the Smithsonian stop, then hit up the National Mall (monuments for the most part) and the Tidal basin (more monuments).

- Hope the Cherry Blossoms are still in bloom.

- Watch the fireworks at the Tidal basin tonight at 8:30!

All the while, I get to play with my new camera :D