Washington D.C.

Still at anchor at the Capitol Yacht Club.  Beautiful sunny day and a light breeze.  We got a new neighbor The 75 foot motor yacht, “Emelina” docked a few feet from where we are anchored.  It is registered in a foreign county; however, it appears to be primarily used by an elected, high ranking person in the US government. The US Coast Guard appeared in our anchorage shortly after its arrival (just seeing all was well here, I guess).

Went to the Mall to see the monuments and visit a few museums.  The National Air and Space Museum was our first museum stop.  It was amazing how far we have come in 100 years.  The first pilots and astronauts were fearless and crazy to get into those machines they flew.  Second stop was the Botanical Gardens.  Last museum stop for the day was the National Gallery of Art.  We’ll spend more time at the Gallery of Art later this week.  Looks like the weather will keep us here until Thursday.

We discovered a big street party going on just north of the Mall.  It was a celebration of El Salvador.  Several stages with various bands were playing very lively music.  Food vendors lined the street selling a wide variety of food and drink (most of which was unfamiliar to us).   We just pointed at various items that looked interesting and loaded our plate for dinner.  We couldn’t name what we ate but it tasted great.

The day ended on high note as we watched the Green Bay Packers beat the Seattle Seahawks