First in Flight

Well, we certainly didn't see all of Washington DC, but we did see enough to satisfy our curiosity for now.  We'll be leaving the Alexandria/DC area today to continue our way south.  Although not a direct route, we are headed for Monticello and Kitty Hawk North Carolina.  Where we stay tonight is anyone's guess.  In fact, with the fast approaching Memorial Day holiday, finding accommodations could get a little dicey pretty soon. 

We found Monticello (Thomas Jefferson's estate) and had intended to take the tour.  We started looking at reality once we heard about the 1-1/2 hour wait to get on the tour and the 2 hours it took.  We still had several hour to go to get to Kitty Hawk and, oh, wait, Kitty Hawk closes at 5:00. We'll never make it today. 

  

Reality was setting in and we decided to tour the Thomas Jefferson museum and surrounding area, then move on. 

  

Discussions en route helped us decide to look for accommodations in Virginia Beach, Virginia.  Janet is pretty good at searching all of the possibilities as I drive, and she found a screaming deal for tonight.  A two hundred something dollar room, just happened to be on sale for $99.  We booked it.  When we pulled and went to check in, the counter person offered us an upgrade.  It turns out, we have one of the 3 penthouse units, 2-bedrooms, full amenities, kitchen just off of the livingroom, for the same price!  Hell yea!

 The weather is a little iffy… tornado warnings close by and the promise of thunderstorms in our area. Right now it is about 65 degrees and blustery winds.  Guess we'll need to hang on tight tonight.