The Westin Alexandria

... thought Gunston was going to host the final round. The only impact was I had to return to my card and get my 4 iron out of the trunk. If we played the Gunston course, I was dropping my driver and 4 iron to make my bag USGA legal. Since we are playing the Woodlawn course, I know I will need the 4 iron for at least one par 3 hole and decided to drop the 5 iron instead. Our foursome started on an easy and short, 454 yard, par 5 #16 hole. It did not ...

... and clean and easy to understand (NOT the announcements), this was a Saturday and they were running around every 15 mins, a good service. We hop off the train at the Smithsonian stop and climb up to what is called The Mall. This is a walkway and avenues of trees, flanked by the Smithsonian museums. We were a little late arriving in the city (by this time it was 4pm) but our task was to sort out the transport system for our onslaught of the tourist destinations over ...

... we were preparing that I thought might be helpful for anyone who stumbles across this journal. (I can't be the only one who poked around at the various travel sites to find recommendations for hotels, tour companies, and itineraries, or to help sort through all the decisions that need to be made.) So, what is your itinerary anyway? You'll see the exact dates unfold as we get started, but the basic gist is: Fly to Quito, Ecuador and spend about 11 days total in ...

... claim on my heart that London intially captured: the National Gallery. A free museum full of art equals paradise in my estimation. That or an amazing library. Which D.C. also has. Regardless, I would instantly live in D.C. What an amazing place to be and do and see the world. I almost feel like I am cheating on London with my love of D.C. But I will see you again D.C. - this is my love letter to you, and a promise of a speedy return.

... slow, middle and fast lane. It is basically a free for all. If you want to overtake you just weave in and out of traffic using the above mentioned horn if having problems in getting past a car. Luckily i did not have to drive through any major cities on my journey so i skirted the outside of Philadelphia. When you see the skyline of the major cities its just like the films. Lots of big bridges and massive buildings that make up the skyline.Its very difficult to get pictures of ...

... but none of those reasons really matter when i'm sitting down and talking to my friends. another year? they always ask. i never see you. i give them all a sad smile and shrug. there'll be plenty of years for us to hang out after this. and i've got plenty of reasons to go, i say. but i wonder if the big one is because i just don't want to let my fear rule my life again. how different would i feel, would i be, after spending a year in china?

... Wah Hoo! He also convinced Paul to go with us to cliff palace & balcony house! Paul even did cliff palace with us. He & I both got a little spooked at the beginning. We had to stop at a place that was no wider than 3 feet and had a straight drop off that fell several feet - the ranger thought it was a great place to tell a story - I was going into heart failure! We then went on balcony house tour - Paul didn't go on that one. It had a 30 foot ...

... and heading south again. We went to Motor City, had a few drinks, and said our goodbyes. <br><br>The following evening was jam-packed as well as I attended a thank-you dinner from Redeemer Church. It was held at a Mexican restaurant, and was for all of us who had volunteered in the media table ministry. Amanda, Stephe, Scott, and Michael were there ...

... planned to go to the Basketball the next night so headed off to Madison square Garden to get some tickets. Unfortunately all the tickets were sold out however we did have the option of sitting separately but this didn't appeal to any of us. We also looked at tickets for that night but after finding out the price we struggled to justify it on our meager budget. Off to the pub then. A little Irish pub, slightly dodgey but we all liked it. We had a few Budweisers and chatted for a ...

... rather substantial curb. Why the City of Alexandria has not fined us or given us what they call an apron is beyond me, but I digress. To facilitate getting the trailer back out of the driveway over the curb, we had John build us "ramps." So, Chris backs Blue up over the ramps, and we (Chris) begin the laborious effort of hooking up Bokeh. I'm trying to be useful, so I get the ramps from the curb ...