Checking out the Cherry Blossoms

As we were discussing our plans for the day, Linda and I realized that we were only a couple of hours out of Washington, D.C., with what could be an extra day. We'd talked about visiting Washington on this trip but thought it would be out of our way and a better fit for a trip to the race in Richmond; we reconsidered that idea. While the forecast looked gloomy, it didn't look much better anywhere else we'd consider going. Worst case, we'd get to drive around and at least see the monuments. I loaded the GPS with our route and we set out.

As we neared the capitol city, the weather cleared but the traffic picked up. We'd heard that the cherry blossoms might be out; this could be a pretty good day... if we could find a place to park. We considered the commuter trains but before we could find a station, the traffic cleared and we cruised into town. The blossoms were out and the sun was shining; this was the first sunny day we'd had on this trip. This was going to be good!