Day 4 - Sunday - Heading Home

After our excursion to the Mall, I went back to the Westin for a nap. I had screwed up when I made the reservation at the Marriott and had put in a checkout date of Saturday. Doh!!!  When I tried to extend one more day they wanted to charge me something like $190/night for all three nights. Not going there. So I booked Saturday night at the Westin, just across the street, for $90. That necessitated checking out a Saturday morning and storing my bag in Bob and Kay’s room. Not a problem.  After returning from our tourist excursion, I retrieved my bag and checked into the Westin and proceeded to take a nap.

We had dinner that night at Ted’s Montana Grill, which served up an excellent Bison Meatloaf.



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After that it was back to the hotel to turn in.

3:20 am found me getting up and getting ready to depart. I caught an Uber at 4:30 to Reagan National and cleared TSA with no problems (thank you TSA pre-Check). It was an uneventful flight to Detroit, another to SEATTLE and finally back to Pasco. I was home in Walla Walla by 3:00 pm. Ain’t sir travel a marvel of the modern world?

DC Day 3 - Playing Tourist

Saturday dawned with no change in weather. Hurricane Florence, which was hitting North Carolina did not make an appearance in DC.   Todd, Deb and Jerry and Jeff all were leaving town, leaving Bob and Kay and I to our own devices.  We decided to play tourist, and took the Meteo into DC, getting off at the Smithsonian station on the Mall. There we toured the Mational Air and Space Museum, Museum of Natural History (which I dubbed the Museum of Stuffed Animals in Glass Cases) and the American History Museum (my favorite).  The only downside was my low back was bothering me and I had trouble with all the walking. Getting old sucks!!!

DC Day 2 - Paul Simon

Our friend Dave Dickieson has the benefit of working for a DC law firm that apparently has deep pockets.   Dave reached out and invited us to join him in the firm’s Skybox for the Paul Simon Farewell Tour on Friday night, after Pat’s reception at Main Justice.  I jumped at the chance to attend.   I will say this, attending a concert in a Skybox is something like flying first class, or even business class. It spoils you.   The concert was excellent. Paul Simon was backed up by a full horn and percussion section as well as backup singers.  What a great concert!!!  Thank you Dave, for inviting me.