DC trip - day 3

Today was the day we drove back. We did still have some time to spend in DC though. We walked around Teddy Roosevelt Island and saw his memorial circle. It was quite impressive, but you could tell not as many people see it compared to the other memorials. Being not right off of the Mall and having to drive to it from the George Washington Highway probably takes away a bulk of the tourists. 

After that, we drove down the George Washington Highway toward Mt. Vernon. Along the way, we stopped at a sailing club directly south of the Ronald Regan Airport to get some food. You could see airplanes landing and hear them taking off very well, but it was cold and windy so we didn't stay long after we finished the food. We drove along the highway to Mt. Vernon and got there, but found it was a tourist trap. $15 to see the mansion and grounds was a bit much considering we were only planning on being there for an hour max. So we headed out to US 1 and drove to I95. Stopped at Ikea since there isn't one close to home, then headed home.

The trip was just at 51 hours and we drove 591.9 miles round trip. Not bad for a weekend getaway :) Hopefully we'll have another one before the drive to Iowa for the wedding and out west in July.