Our travels went very smoothly until we got to the Beltway around 4pm Eastern time...oh, my...then it took us at least two hours to go ten miles. Tonight's picture was taken just prior to us crossing the Potomac River...note the solid line of white on the other side of the beltway...solid car lights...and in front of us in about that spot it was solid red. I'm so glad that we don't have to go through rush hour traffic here every night! We left the house at 5:12am (Central time) and we arrived at NIH at 6:12pm (Eastern time)...so exactly twelve hours of travel (and it should have taken us only a little over 10!). Arriving at NIH at that time we just missed the 6:10pm shuttle to the hotel. So I had to call the hotel to get them to send a shuttle...but from what I understand the shuttle leaves from the hotel at 6:30pm every night and goes to the NIH building where we needed to be picked up. Learn something each time...I now know how to use the complimentary phone...hadn't done that before so had no idea how to dial out on it! We didn't have to wait long till the hotel shuttle was there to pick us up. We are both glad to be ensconced in our room on Pook's Hill once again.
Tomorrow morning is filled with labs, scans, and MRI's for Woody. We will be up and out of here quite early so he can get lab work done prior to the scans, etc.
So glad you arrived safely! Thinking of you and Woody today.
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