Thursday, August 14, 2008

Last days in DC and a canoe trip in the Poconos

We spent our last days in DC with Evan's family. Evan's parents came out for Darcy's white coat ceremony at Georgetown Medical School. While Evan had to work a lot, Nikki got to do some last-minute site-seeing.

The Hill from the top of the Newseum














The Supreme Court














Watching the Olympics at ESPN Zone














Canoeing in the Poconos on our way back to Boston














Gettysburg





Visiting Evan's family in Pittsburgh




Antietam Battlefield


Weekend on Chincoteague Island

Spent a weekend on Chincoteague and Assateague Islands watching the wild pony round-up and playing at the beach.





Weekend in Harpers Ferry, WV

So, we spent a weekend in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. Went whitewater kayaking on the Shenandoah/Potomac Rivers one morning.










































Went on a ghost tour in the evening.














and saw the fort where John Brown was kept.
















Listened to a hippie guitarist during dinner.














Visited a WV flea market on Sunday.

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

4th of July in the Capitol!

Fourth of July fireworks on the Mall. Here with Ant, Amy, Rhys, and John.






























After kayaking on the Shenandoah River.














The Garden Maze!














Amy is re-enacting her favorite maze scene from "The Shining."














In the Luray Caverns....















Hiking in Shenandoah National Park on the White Canyon Trail. We saw two bears!!






























Click on the play button to watch Evan create his own water slide in the river.

Arriving in DC

Lincoln Memorial














Paddleboating in front of the Jefferson Memorial.

Hi, we're in Delaware.

So, we went to Delaware, yes Delaware, for the weekend. Although the beach was nice, there were too many rules!! No throwing things, no skimboarding, no flying kites, and no digging holes! Fascists!































Evan on the boardwalk.















Lots of Hawai'i references in Delaware (including TWO Hawaiian restaurants!). This shop was called "East of Maui."














Eating soft shelled crabs.....
















Crabby Dick's! We made friends with some construction workers from Boston here!
















Go-karts and mini golf...




















Stopping by Annapolis on the way home.....

Summer in DC part I

Drove up to Baltimore to watch the Red Sox play. Yay, Jacoby!!















When Jihan was in town, we went to the US Air Guitar competition at the 9:30 Club. Evan really wanted to compete.















At Mount Vernon with Diana and Cynthia...















With Evan's dad and Darcy at the Imax theatre at the Natural History Museum.














Learning about Bhutan at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall.