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Day 21 - Three Weeks! Washington D.C.

A travel blog entry by tobyandcarol

It's cool to be watching the Presidential debates in Washington D.C. I never really like watching them though, because, well, it's just a bit silly. I'd love to know what each of these people really believe, but I know that will never happen, especially on TV.

We're watching from a lounge in the campground, while our laundry is in the dryer. Carol is knitting, and the kids are 'half' watching. I guess I am too. There is ...

Training, Training, Training....and Great Cooking!

A travel blog entry by kateri.gruber

Another gorgeous day in Maryland, 50 degrees and sunny! I intend to take the long way walking back from the library to take in a few more sites and explore the nearby community park.

Well, we've spent the week in training for many things we'll encounter on our spike projects throughout the months. First and foremost, CPR/First Aid/AED training! I know we took the course in high school as required, but taking it now when we KNOW there's a ...

Politics and Education

A travel blog entry by daknees

... Soup. I had a French Dip. All of it was very good. William was so hungry he managed to eat it all. We went over to Georgetown Cupcakes where they film "DC Cupcakes". We stood in line and I got a Monday special toffee crunch cupcake. It was scrumptious.

We headed to Georgetown University to meet Lauren and she took us around for a couple of hours. We saw her apartment and most of the buildings including the ...

And We're Off!

A travel blog entry by kinseyandrachel

... unsuccessful haha. We spent another couple hours trying to pack our ridiculous amount of stuff into two bags, with some help from my dad we were able to get everything all packed up and the backpacks adjusted! Now, we are very sleepy and excited to head out tomorrow! We leave from Dulles at 11:30, but have a 5 hour layover in Miami and don't land in Lima until ...

The Day After The Horrible Storm

A travel blog entry by jilnmike

... to stay home! By mid afternoon the entire Atlantic coast is under tornado watch. By early evening tornado watches are everywhere from the Appalachians east to the coast. Our weather radio is going nuts. The NOAA weather internet site is lit up with multiple tornado warnings ranging from Georgia to north and east of our area. This is not going to have a good ending.

Jil chides me for being obsessed with the weather and hates the weather radio as it sends out ...