The Nation's Capital
Washington DC, Maryland It didn't take us long to get from Shenandoah national park to the big smoke. This is the first big city we have explored in the US. When we booked our RV park, I'm positive that she said that we couldn't come in before the Tuesday but when we got our confirmation, it said Monday, so we went on Monday and the site we were given had been vacant all weekend - go figure. Who want's to be in DC during Memorial weekend anyway, it would have been bedlam. There was a war parade the afternoon we arrived but we decided not to brace the crowds. Even our neighbours who had come specifically for the parade, didn't stay until it finished. Memorial Day is like our ANZAC Day. There is only one RV park in DC and it's huge. So far, it's the most expensive we have paid, it's out in the suburbs but it's the only one around. It's supposed to be a ten minute trip to the metro station but invariably takes longer, then it's another half ...