We went to church with our friends this morning, then came home and had a great home-cooked dinner after. It was a wonderful visit, and we wished we could have stayed all day. Alas, there just isn’t ever enough time.
When we left Leesburg in the afternoon, we headed northeast around the beltway and stopped to go through the visitor’s center for the Washington, DC Temple. It’s a very big temple!
From there we continued up to Baltimore and toured around Fort McHenry. I was excited for a minute or two, thinking that I had finally gotten a look at the Atlantic Ocean. My mistake, though, since only the Chesapeake Bay was within sight.
Today was also a very hot and muggy day, and Mica and Delia had reached their limits much sooner than either Pam or I appreciated. They finally went back to the air conditioned visitor’s center while we finished up. Because we were there when the fort was closing for the night, I got to help fold the 30- x 42-foot replica Star-Spangled Banner, which my daughters missed out on.
Apparently, they only fly the big flag when the winds are between 5 and 12 miles per hour. If it is less than five, the flag won’t billow and flap. And if it is over twelve, it is likely to snap the flagpole. Since no one is there at night to keep an eye on the winds, they put up a smaller flag every evening.
After that, it was Mexican for dinner, and then off to our hotel.
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