So we spent three days in Washington DC, and I'm glad that we did. There is so much to see and do in the District that you would be hard pressed to realize the full scope of the city and its monuments, history, and architecture if you tried to whirlwind it in one day.
So the first day we went to Mount Vernon, the home of Goerge Washington. We walked around the grounds and saw the slaves quarters, the blacksmits shop, along with the mansion. Some of us also went and visited Washingtons tomb.We returned to Washington DC and took a tour of the capital building, where they take you through the cript, the rotunda, and the statue room. We finished the afternoon by visiting the Smithonian museums. Most of the boys enjoyed the air and space museum. That evening we went to the Marine Corps barracks at 8th and I to watch the silent drill team.
On day two we had a guided tour of the monuments around Washington DC. We started at the Boy Scout memorial, that marks the site of the National jamboree that was held in Washington DC. After that we saw the Washington memorial from a distance, but were not able to go inside as it is under construction at this time.We then headed over to the WWII, Korea, and Vietnam memorials. The Lincoln, and Martin Luther King memorials to finish up the morning. For the afternoon we visited the national archives where te boys were able to see the founding documents of our country. We finished the day early and the boys were able to hit the pool at the hotel and relax for a while.
As many of you know our fearless Scout Master Wayne Donaldson had to leave us early to take care of some time sensitive urgent family business. Wayne is missed By us all and his call off number is still sounded off every day. Wayne still remains in contact with the scout master's on a daily basis and is supporting the boys effort from home as much as he can.
Day three was Sunday, and we started the day with a nondenominational service at Arlington cemetery. After the services we walked around Arlington cemetery, and visited the tomb of the unknown soldier to watch the changing of the guard.
As we were leaving Arlington cemetery we drove around the Iwo Jima memorial. We then walked by the White House, and went to lunch.
After lunch we went to the Washington DC LDS temple visitors center and the boy(s) put together a sacrament service.
We ended the day with a trip to Baltimore to eat dinner at Mideval times.
Tomorrow we are of to West Virginia and the Summit.
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