Washington DC

We had a great time in Washington DC. Here is a beautiful shot of the capital. We toured the inside of it and it was VERY interesting and beautiful. We walked around DC after that and saw the sights. It was once again about 100 degrees out. That made walking exhausting but we still had a great time.

Matt, Larry and I with the capital in the background.

The Whitehouse Matt, in front of the Library of Congress.

The Washington Monument

Here is the home where we crashed each night. (Saturday, Sunday, and Monday). The people that live here are friends of Matt and Unity's. They are gone on vacation and graciously lent us their home. It has been great.

Here was the temperature on the day of our Gettysburg adventure. We drank lots of water and thanked God each time we encountered shade. We did a car tour so thankfully we were in and out of air conditioning.
Larry and I posing with a statue of Abe Lincoln in the town of Gettysburg before our tour of the battlefield.

This was a great trip for Larry and Matt since they are both History lovers. Matt is very knowledgeable and was a great tour guide. I actually love History also, just don't have the understanding that these two do. One of many battlefields we saw.

Larry with a cannon. Cannons were everywhere. Many monuments - Mostly there were in memory of someone or many soldiers that died. Really made you think.

More views from Gettysburg

Enactment of a soldiers campsite. You could even smell their campfire.

One of many monuments. Most of them marked or one or hundreds of men died.

A view of a battle field. You really had to be there to get the feel. It was awesome. I learned so much. Like Larry kept saying we were walking on sacred ground. So many died here.

Leaving for the big trip

The time has come for our long anticipated trip to New York. Here we are all set to leave after getting gas. We left at 6:30 am after a big thunder storm in Chicago.

The rest stops in Ohio are fantastic! They are filled with restaurants.

We however took a cooler full of lunch. Here we are eating it.

Thats all for today. Tomorrow Gettysburg.