13 hours and 45 minutes after we left at 5:30am, we got dropped off at the hotel on Pooks Hill. We had a 25 minute stop on the interstate for road construction blasting. Then we arrived in the DC area in time for rush hour...it wasn't bad at first because most were leaving the DC area...but then when we got on the beltway...well, we just crept along for miles. We got to NIH and parked our car and went to the transportation desk to find out that the NIH shuttle to our hotel had left five minutes earlier...and it was the last NIH shuttle so the transportation person called our hotel to get them to send their shuttle...well...one hour later it finally arrived...not sure if there was a communication problem or what...but finally it came. We checked into the hotel and went to our room and then came down to have a bowl of minestrone soup and blog and watch election returns.
It really wasn't a bad drive at all...especially since we now know all the roads that we need to turn on to get here. So we are here safe and sound. Woody has a CT scan and lab work in the morning. No picture tonight...stay tuned for a picture or two tomorrow night!
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