Sorry that I didn’t post last night. I was especially tired and then I was on the phone with my wife about my daughter who apparently has a stomach bug (she’s feeling a little better now). You’ll also have to excuse the many typos I’m sure are on the blog yesterday in particular. I was almost always typing on a cell phone while walking with the group.
Yesterday was pretty exciting. The students got to see all of the big sites that they are familiar with in D.C. They were a lot of comments through the day expressing excitement and/or awe at what they were experiencing. I really enjoyed seeing their appreciation and recognition for the importance of what they were seeing. It stayed cold throughout the day, but we were in and out of buildings enough to keep from getting too chilled.
The wear and tear of the trip is starting to show on the adults and even some of the kids. After sitting down for dinner at the mall yesterday, I noticed my legs and feet were awfully sore when I got up. I’m not sure I would do very well if this was a five day trip.
It is even colder today, but the sun is finally out and it is supposed to make it up to the upper forties. We managed to get the rooms reasonably cleaned out and all of our luggage on the bus although some of the boys missed breakfast in order to get it done. Apparently our advice to pack and clean up last night wasn’t heeded.
We’re on our way to Mount Vernon, the home of George Washington. It’s always cool for the kids to be in his actual home. After lunch, we’ll head back to D.C. to drop off the group we are travelling with, visit the Dulles campus of the Air and Space museum and head to the airport to come home. It will be nice to be home with my family and back in my own bed tonight. I’ve enjoyed the trip, but I sure miss them.
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