Saturday April 30 Day 1

The First Day

Well, when we first got back from the long flight, we decided to head to the hotel and kick back for a while. The hotel rooms are pretty nice (the one I’m in doesn’t really have all the accessories - like our ice bucket was missing). After that we went down to eat the delicious food that Close Up provided us. Then came the boat ride. We saw a lot of memorials such as the Lincoln, Jefferson, and the Kennedy Center on our trip from Alexandria to Georgetown and back. (Alexandria was a harbor for the shipment of tobacco.) and last but not least the legislative house of our country, the Capitol Building. It was really cold and windy on the river, but it was so pretty with everything green.

Brandon

The trip has been fun so far. The plane ride was long. Then we took a bus ride to the hotel. After we got to the hotel most of us took a shower then we ate dinner. Then the crazy bus driver hit a sign after we all ate dinner. He took us down to the dock and dropped us off. Next we went on a long boat ride after that we went to Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream for some good ice cream. Then we had a good ride back to the hotel.

Skyler

After we got off the plane in Washington D.C., we took a bus to our hotel and ate dinner, then we took the bus to the docks and went on a boat ride on the Potomac River. The boat ride was fun and kind of long but it was enjoyable. We saw the Washington Monument, the Jefferson Memorial and the Lincoln Memorial during the boat ride. The Potomac River is very muddy and it is littered with plastic bottles and wrappers, which is disappointing. I just find it a little weird that people always say how awesome the rivers are but then throw all their trash in it. Anyway it was a good experience but I hope that one day it will look like it used to.

Jeremy