We metro'd to DC on Friday and headed to the Capital building. I was quite determined to see inside it as this was yet another thing that we hadn't gotten round to doing whilst we actually lived here!!
We made our way through security and into the visitor centre and Stephen disappeared. I was scanning the hundreds of people to try and spot him when this voice said "At your service" in an Arkansas drawl. I turned round and there was Carol! What a total surprise!
It was funny as Rudy had jokingly said that we'd probably need to join one of her tours in order to see her during our visit. Its always useful having a well informed tour guide as a friend, and she was invaluable to us with the hints on what to see in the Capital. We got onto the next tour a few minutes later and got to see the stunning interior which was amazing.
We met with Morag and the girls for ice cream in Old Town later in the afternoon. Morag and I sat on a bench and chatted whilst Stephen entertained the girls. This mostly involved him being a horse, so picture...Stephen crawling about the grass on all fours with one of the girls on his back, whilst the other encouraged him along my kicking him up the bum and smacking his butt. It was hysterical!!!
In the evening it was back to O'Connells to meet with Carol so she could fill us in on her holiday in Chile during the recent earthquake. We joked about the volcano affecting our flight "You can't argue with Mother Nature" was her sage advice! She certainly had experience of that!
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