1st Stop - Washington D.C.

We embarked on our trip to the other coast with a red eye from Ontario to Houston to D.C. Our first leg was somewhat miserable because we were in front of an exit row, hence no leaning our seats back. You can bet we slept the entire second flight though. And we got very lucky to be able to switch our seats to sit together on both flights!

We arrived in D.C. where Bill picked us up and handed over our new best friend, a red 2010 Mazda 3, which we promptly named "Red Peppper." She seems to have a little flare to her! Upon arrival at Bill's house, we were exceedingly excited to brush our teeth and take showers. And we laid our heads on the pillow for a 3 hour nap!

After our rejuvenating nap, we took to the streets of D.C. and made our way downtown to see the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, Vietnam Veteran's Memorial, WWII Memorial, and drove by the Jefferson Monument and Iwo Jima Memorial. Man, it's humid here, but luckily it's only in the 70's, so we were grateful for that.

We made our way back toward Bill's house in search of a dinner spot. And what did we come across but a Chevy's?? A place unique to D.C. would have been nice, but we needed a familiar atmosphere in this foreign city. :)

Off to plan our day of travel to Philadelphia and New York City tomorrow!