This is December 4th and we have enjoyed a wonderful sojourn in Washington for Thanksgiving and meeting all but one of our family for sightseeing and being together.
Here at Isle of Hope Marina the tides are 8 foot. It is hard to describe how the water comes and goes every six hours. So catch these pictures below. I'm standing on the deck of our boat.
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The streets of this little community (just 20 min from busy Savannah) is beautiful homes, quiet streets lined with live Oaks and Spanish Moss.
We toured all around on our bikes. Horatio says he would like a slightly bigger basket. Simpatico is seen in the background.
We rented a car and traveled to DC taking two days to do so. This is how Horatio entered the Hotel. Can you find him?
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| The memorials we visited were all impressive. This of course, is the Iwo Jima. |
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| Washington Monument as seen from Lincoln Memorial |
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| Lincoln, my favorite! |
Below are the views from the top of the Washington Monument.
N, E, S, W. The mall is being re-sodded. Our Nation's Capital is the most impressive city with the most impressive buildings.
Then on to the Capital building. This is the first Supreme Court chamber a hundred fifty years ago.
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| This is a replica of the Statue "Freedom" that sits above the Dome on the Capital Building. |
Thanksgiving day Morning we all gathered in the Shadow of the Washington Monument on the Mall for a game of Flag Football.
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| Team Green: Emma, Jeff, Kelly, Owen, Conor, John, Wendi and Charlie |
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| Team Blue: JR, Sandi, Hugo, Aidan, Terri, Miranda and Charlie |
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| Of course, Bucco was referee, whistle, flag and all! |
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| What a great family picture! |
We left DC on the 27th and headed to Terri's in Wilmington Delaware for the weekend then on to Isle of Hope on Monday December 1st. We have provisioned the boat, visited friends, and we are ready to shove off tomorrow at 10am heading South.
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| See Simpatico in the forground and the festive boats behind; looking forward to the coming Christmas season, |
