or not! Today we hit the road again for some serious driving. We headed south in Maryland along the Chesapeake Bay area down to Point Lookout State Park, reputed to be one of the most haunted spots in the U.S. Nothing much happening on a hot, humid Wednesday, though, even the ghosts were too hot to move! Turns out that Point Lookout is the site of a Civil War prison camp for confederate soldiers and Maryland citizens, which was overcrowded and poorly maintained, check it out here http://www.dnr.state.md.us/naturalresource/fall2001/ghosts.html . Then we went through Arlington, where we got a glimpse of the Pentagon, and of Arlington National Cemetery - oh my, what a sight, really makes you stop and think!
The rest of the day was spent driving south, as we are now headed to New Orleans, via Atlanta - somewhere soon I will be sipping that mint julep on the porch - hopefully without gagging! It is hot, hot, hot - and incredibly humid. We are in Danville, Virginia tonight, right on the border of North Carolina. The temperature at 10:00 is 27, with a humidex of 37 - yes, at 10:00 at night! I have discovered that my beloved Navi the GPS has lead us a bit astray today. Because we had it set to avoid toll highway, it re-routed us to the west side of the state to the next major highway, somewhat out of our way. She also, at one point, routed us through the town instead of keeping us on the bypass. As a result, she has lost her preferred spot on our dash...actually, the glue gave way today, and the stand kept falling over on the dash, so we have had to move it. Tomorrow will be another day of driving, but I think we will suck it up and pay the toll - save a few miles!
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