Washington, D.C.

Posted on by Maggie Selo

We arrived in D.C. Friday, July 26, and spent a week at Capital Yacht Club. This turned out to be a great location, in the middle of the Wharf, a relatively new development with lots of restaurants, entertainment, a free shuttle to the National Mall and nearby Metro station, and a CVS with a mini market where we were able to get everything we needed for reprovisioning. The only downside was the heat – why does this have to be the summer of record-breaking heat waves everywhere we go???

Washington Monument as seen from the bow of our boat at the marina
Sunset our first night at the marina – just above the tree line is a plane coming in for a landing at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport – and the first of many helicopters we would see every day flying up and down Washington Channel, where our marina is located ( just off the Potomac).

A few shots that need little or no explanation

Jefferson Memorial
National Gallery of Art – West
Reflecting Pool – there were so many people at the Lincoln Memorial that I couldn’t get a good shot of the statue. ☹️
National Museum of African American History and Culture. Unfortunately there are too many museums to see in just a week – next trip!
Gate to Chinatown
The old post office building and clock tower – it’s now Trump International Hotel
When we were in Norfolk we saw an exhibit about these markers (see my earlier post about the Portsmouth/Norfolk leg of our trip). Imagine our surprise to see this as we were walking near Washington Monument.

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