Alison, Steph
and I got up early this morning to get over to the Washington Monument Lodge to
meet up with a National Park Service Ranger for an educational four mile run
(history is fun when you run!) in and around the mall. The NPS puts on these
runs the 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month with a
different topic each week. Today’s topic: the 1918 Influenza Pandemic.
A small group
of us (about four other runners) jogged over to the General Pershing monument,
The U.S. Red Cross building, and the Washington, D.C. War Memorial. At each
stop, the ranger gave us historical tidbits concerning the origin and spread of
the flu pandemic. It was really quite interesting, and it was fun to be able to
jog over to each new spot in between the talks.
When we got
back to the house, Karen had already made us a great breakfast to help us recover from
the early morning heat and humidity. Once we got cleaned up, it was time to
motor over to the Port City Brewery in Alexandria, VA.
We took some
snacks and a board game and set ourselves up in an upstairs tasting room. While
we sampled the local brews, we engaged in a rowdy game of Scrabble. When Karen
and the girls get together, the game becomes quite vocal and spirited.
For dinner tonight,
it’s going to be home-cooked spaghetti.
Next: Prepare
for next round of travel.
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