After enjoying the sights of Washington DC, we jumped back into the sundae-mobile and headed through Georgetown on the way to the Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. We made a few wrong turns on the way. In America, red means stop some of the time. You can turn right on a red light some of the time. I'm the type of guy who wears a binary watch. When driving, I need concrete rules in order to stay safe. The US road system is like someone sitting down with you and saying 'you know, that's a good point. You might be right'.
Eventually we happened upon what we were looking for and were able to check out the US Marine Corps War Memorial and the JFK, RFK, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Ted Kennedy grave sites. The eternal flame at John Kennedy's grave is particularly striking.
After dinner at what appeared to be Bob's Country Bunker, we drove deep into the heart of Virginia for about two hours before we got tired. We've now pulled in to a Motel6 for the night. We paid a couple of dollars for wi-fi to update the blog. Dale has gone to fill an ice bucket. The car is parked outside the room. It's a proper American motel experience.
We're having a ball. All of us are laughing so much, we spend most of our time wheezing like war veterans. Now if only American plug sockets weren't so dodgy. They all fire out sparks when you plug stuff in! It is as if the Internet is somehow aware of the kinetic nature of my prose.
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I'm really enjoying reading this blog, and there are far too few comments. So I thought I'd add one. It's bringing back a lot of memories from my own trip. I spent a full and very enjoyable autumn afternoon wandering the paths of Arlington Cemetery. A great place to reflect.
But you're now heading onto roads less travelled by the Cottams. I shall be watching with interest.
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