Day 2

On Tuesday we got to Pennsylvania and found the guy that bought the engine. He had SOOOO many Mercedes--several wagons like ours too. It was kindof a Mercedes mecca. (By the way, whenever Brett sees a Mercedes on the road driving by, or in a movie, he points it out. Every time.)


While the engine was being unloaded, Hazel took the opportunity to pick some lovely dandelions.
Then we had a rough leg of the journey to D.C. Ethne decided to cry without ceasing for many long hours (that's how long it felt anyway). But we finally found our temporary home--Greenbelt Campground--and set up.

Here are some pictures of Sleeping Beauty and Sleeping Handsome in their little tent. Man, they were beat after our long days. Man--I was too!


Here's Hazel holding a frog Daddy found for her.

The campground is where we stayed while we were there the rest of the time. When Brett booked it, he was sure it said there were showers, but when we got there, there were no showers. But actually, the next day I saw a park ranger and asked her, and she said they were in the bathrooms on the other side. So we were able to shower (and there was a really cute kid-sized shower and Hazel was so cute showering there that I wanted to take a picture).

Jethro ran around in the trees and all told we found 4 ticks on him, and one on Brett. The kids slept well, and luckily we were blessed with great weather. It didn't rain and it wasn't too hot.

It was a nice spot and it was pretty wild that it was in the middle of such a big city. We were able to have cereal and poptarts for breakfasts, sandwiches for lunch, and mac & cheese, tuna helper, and corn on the cob for our dinners. The campground was only $16 a night, so it was a pretty sweet deal.