Well we survived the DC Experience and have made it back to our patch-o-dirt on the Carolina boarder (Im taking today off as well to rest up from all my resting up

). The drive wasnt that bad; seven hours give or take with the various traffic interruptions. For us, its just about the same as driving to Orlando (and as it turns out, almost exactly the same amount of Benjamins to pull it off as well

). I highly recommend the trip for anyone with kids in their teens. Thats the time for them to get the most understanding of what theyre seeing and be able to remember it as well

.
Our last day up there was spent at the Udvar-Hazy annex of the Smithsonian Air and Space museum at Dulles airport. For guys & air history buffs, this is the best of the batch, although you do have to make a track off the beaten path to get there. Be warned of two things when driving out to Dulles, first: the toll road is not that expensive ($1.75 in total), but to use the exact change lanes you must have quarters, and
they have a tendency to cheat you out of several of those quarter, so you may need extras (better to go through the Full Service Lane and force a human to actually collect the correct fee); Second, (and this one surprised me) like all Smithsonian museums, admission is free, but parking is $15.00

, so have a little extra cash when you head out that way.
Well
enough of my yammering on. Heres a few pics to give you and idea of what's going on out there
The Blackbird that they make sure you see first off (and with good reason)
The HiddenMicky ComSat (Who knew!)
And
a couple of pictures to give you an idea of the shear scale of the place
(these show you about half of whats there).