Visiting Washington D.C.

We left Topsail, NC on Thursday the 10th.

The first stop on our itinerary was the Washington DC area. We had an overnight stop on the ride up in Glen Allen, VA at Kosmo Village Campground. Getting a late start and driving in a lot of rain meant we arrived after dark. The campground, though not far off the Interstate, was hard to find in the dark but, with the help of a salesman at a nearby Ford dealer, we did find it. It is a bare bones CG, suitable only for self-contained RVs, but fine for an overnight stop and the price is reasonable for the area.
 
Day 2 - Friday the 11th - brought more rain, a missed turn that took us smack into Washington DC, and a near miss with a tunnel to low for us that added 45 minutes to our travels, but we arrived at Cherry Hill Park Campground in College Park, MD with daylight to spare and settled in for a few days. It is pricey but a great headquarters for visiting Washington D.C. There is a Metro Bus Stop on the grounds and a Metro Rail station nearby. There is even a dog-walker if you plan to be gone for a long day of sightseeing. We didn't have opportunity to use the dog walker as the rain and the government shut down curtailed our sightseeing!

The Ikea up the street made for a great rainy Saturday afternoon visit. It was a first visit for both of us so we toured top to bottom and had lunch in the café. I spent all of eight dollars on placemats, bag clips, and a small covered can for picking up after our dogs!



Sunday it stopped raining for a few hours so we embarked on a trip to Mount Vernon for Jack, my history buff. We walked our legs off seeing the sights.


Jack can be seen photo bombing George and Martha Washington and their grandchildren in the Visitor Center!



Below is the front view of Mount Vernon that overlooks the Potomac.

The back of the Mansion and the kitchen off to the right. 

This is the view from the house overlooking the Potomac. 

 Gail overlooking the Potomac :-)

The Washington Tomb.  George Washington's coffin is on the right, Martha's on the left.  The rest of the family is entombed behind the small black door.

Our Selfie  ;-)

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