Off to an early start with a non-stop flight from Long Beach to Washington Dulles. When I boarded the flight I spotted a small baby in the row in front of me. I thought I was screwed. Luckily, the little person didn't cry the whole flight.
Whew!
Landed about 4:45 pm, got my rental car (a new Mistubishi Eclipse sports car), ran a red light leaving the airport (oops, I was still trying to figure out the car) No harm, no foul.
The good news is I remembered to bring my GPS navigator. What a great invention. Plug it in, tell it where I want to go and off I went to Frederick, Maryland. About an hour drive from Dulles.
One goofy thing I noticed on the airplane is an ash tray in the lavatory. What? Who puts an ash tray in a place where they warn us not to smoke? I realize the plane was built in France, but I don't think even the chain smoking French are allowed to smoke on planes. The funny thing is that there were ashes in the tray.
After checking in to the hotel, I searched the internet for restaurants, then it was off to downtown for dinner. I went to a micro brew/restaurant. It wasnt' bad, but it wasn't great. Had pulled pork sandwich and salad. Hefeweizen and Indian Pale Ale.
Observations from the day:
Beer costs the same, but gas is $2.95
I probably passed 100 antique stores on the way to Frederick. In L.A. you pass 100 Starbucks.
Everything is green and there are woods everywhere.
Signs with silhouettes of leaping deer have me worried.
Tomorrow, the actual vacation begins. Off to Harper's Ferry in West Virginia and several other sites.
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