After 2 months in NY we have started our next leg of our cross country journey. We left NY on October 23 and headed for Washington DC, and plan to spend a couple of days. We joined up with a two day tour of the capital area.   On the first day we went to the Capital Building, Smithsonian Air & Space Museum,
Martin Luther King, and President Roosevelt Memorials, and of course the White House from a distance, and the WW II Memorial.
Second day we visited the Mt . Vernon the estate of George & Martha Washington, (Impressive). Also the Vietnam Wall, Korean Wall and of course the Lincoln Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery. Also one great place to see. Two great days of touring DC and our guides were knowledgeable beyond imagine. And lots of pictures.

                                        George & Martha Washington burial site at Mt. Vernon

                                          Washington Monument

                                          You'll never guess what this is ???

                                          WWII Monument

                                                             Martin Luther King

                                               Jefferson Monument

                                                             President Teddy Roosevelt  

                                                       Arlington National Cemetery

                                                        Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

                                           We watched the changing of the guard at the tomb of the unknown soldier. They change every hour, in the summer time every 30 minutes.   The tomb has been guarded every day 24 hours, 7 days a week since 1943, so  we were told. The soldiers that guard the tomb wear no rank on their uniform so that they will never out rank the unknown soldiers. There are 3 unknowns in the tomb, there were 4 but due to DNA technology, one was identified and at the request of the family was given his own burial site.

                                                                 The Rotunda Dome

                                  The Rotunda this is were all Presidents are viewed before laid to rest

           Capital Building one side is the House Chamber and the other side is the Senate Chambers

                            The Crypt, this was going to be the burial spot of George Washington
                             in the Capital Building

The bronze statue of President Ronnie Reagan

President Eisenhower

This is were Ab Lincolns desk was in the original  House Chambers

 
The original Spirit of St Louis

Amelia Earhart's plane

Vietnam Memorial Wall

President Lincoln Memorial

View from the Lincoln Memorial

Korean War Memorial

DC, truly a place to visit and you could spend a lot more than 2 days here.

So, we left Washington and headed south to Myrtle Beach SC to have a visit with Jane's sister Donna & husband Dickie. 2 days in Myrtle beach and off to West Palm Beach FL. to see Jane's sister Marion and their Family. 

Will be here till Wednesday November 6th, then off to Pensacola to see other family members Maureen & Augie for a couple of days. 

After Pensacola Jane and I will set sail for the trip back to Hemet, and arrive sometime around November 17th give or take.  We have had a really great trip, and got to see friends and family all along the way, and could spend much more time exploring this great country