We had a fabulous 4th of July here in D.C. Mike's cousin Russ and his wife Kaela were in the parade on Constitution Avenue, so we took the metro down and saw them in the parade. It was so much fun to experience the atmosphere in the nations capital on the the 4th of July.
After the parade we went back to Russ & Kaela's house for lunch and to dehumidify ourselves. We crammed into Kaela's little convertible for the ride there and back. It was an adventure. :)
After lunch, we went back into D.C. to watch the fireworks. We parked at the Pentagon and walked over to the Jefferson Memorial (about 2 miles) and found a great shady spot to set up camp. We hung out and waited for about 5 hours. The fireworks show was great and worth the wait. We were exhausted once it was over though! We still had to walk back to the Pentagon and catch a metro to get back to our car. I believe we got home just a little before one.
