August 10, Day 26: Washington DC (part 3)

• Miles today:   0
• Trip total:   4332
• Weather:   93F  60%-RH
• Theme:   "Secret Agent Man" by Johnnie Rivers
• Lesson:   All of the street vendors and performers are one block north of the mall, on Constitution Ave.

Teresa and Rachael took a vacation from vacation today and stayed at the RV park to catch up on things like sleep, reading, laundy, etc.  Their loss, as the humidity was below the tipping point and walking in the heat was easier today.  Don and Rodger went back to DC one last time.  This was an opportunity to spend extra time at the "guy" museums.  We got a bit disoriented coming out of the subway and ended up cutting through the gardens at the Smithsonian Castle.

The Smithsonian Air and Space Museum is just such a place as I mention above.  We left no exhibit unexamined.

Next stop, the Smithsonian Museum of American History.

The ruby slippers from The Wizard Of Oz.

 Archie Bunker's Chair

The hat President Lincoln wore to Ford's Theater.

George Washington's sword.

An older model RV, a bit smaller than ours.

We took a detour through National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden on the way to our final attraction for the day.

  

P.T. Barnum would be proud of the International Spy Museum, but Rodger had a blast, and I suppose that was the idea, so we'll call it a success.

  

Back at the campground, evening activities included puzzles...

 ...and goopy, sticky, campfire snacks.