Day 26 - Tuesday Nov 4th

It is Election Day and we are in Washington DC! We did a little exploring today and hopped on the bus that stops right at the RV park. We took the bus to the Metro Station that then took us to downtown DC. We walked a few blocks to the Smithsonian Museum of the American Indian.

The builiding itself is spectacular. It is made of
Kasota stone. The building is aligned to
the cardinal directions and to the center point of the
Capitol dome, and is filled with symbols and forms that
reflect the Native universe, including representations of
nature, astronomy, and objects from the collection.
The grounds honor local Native people by featuring four environments
indigenous to the Chesapeake Bay region, including hardwood forest, wetlands, cropland, and meadow areas. Cardinal Direction Marker stones from Maryland, Canada, Hawai‘i, and Chile share the landscape with more than 40 Grandfather Rocks, reminders of the longevity of Native Americans’ relationship to the natural world.

I got all the above info from the brochure! We had a great time wondering through the exhibits which were quite overwhelming. We also found the Rasmuson Theater where Swil Kanim will be performing. It was pretty cool to be looking at some of the brochures and come across a picture of Swil Kanim and his performance times. I am a very proud wife!

At about 3:30pm we decided to head back to the RV park. Afte we got our bearings we found the station and headed home. The train is pretty easy and fast but quite stuffy so by the time we got off the train and then on the bus, I was feeling a little nausous. I was extremely happy to finally get back to the RV.

It has been another beautiful day....we had a little rain while we walked around but it was refreshing.

We can now just snuggle down with some hot tea and watch a little TV.