The trip so far, via instagram. I’ve wrangled it into cross posting from here on out, but if you prefer instagram, here we are.
1. Family reunion on my side, Traverse city, Michigan. Photo on Torch/Skegmog river in my parents’ boat.
2-3. Stop at cabin for a few weeks to fix up camper and work on big contract. Built in the late 1930′s by my great grandparents, the cabin started as a hunting cabin and has had several rooms, a loft and a separate garage added. Furnished mostly by hand me downs that are subsequently never moved, every corner is family history. (Seriously, 95% of the photos, furniture or nicknacks haven’t moved my entire life) Wish the old military jeep in the garage still ran, though!
4. Our little rat swarm gets to play in the grass while we clean their house. I love my rodents! Gloria, the albino rat, passed away at the cabin due to cancer. Glad her suffering is over, but I really miss her sitting in my sweater.
5. Head out East for a family vacation on Alana’s side, feat. the crazy packing job in our clown car. Pictured: Entire rat house. Not pictured: The cat, the bicycle, the amount of stuff crammed into the camper as well. Roof rack soon to come.
6-7. Arrival in Pohick, Virginia campground! Also, a fix for the door, which casually fell right off. Waterproofed some canvas and velcro’d it on. A good fix we wanted to do whether or not the original door fell off (to cover gaps between doors and keep bugs out).
8. Finally, some time in Washington, DC. While Alana’s family moved on to other museums, we stayed at Air and Space the entire time. (PS, that’s the Enterprise used to film the opening shot in TOS! Had the original stand, too. They also detailed the show’s history and cultural impact. Important.)
9-10. Last day we took a quick walk to see the monuments. Even if we’ve both been there previously, it’s a fun walk. Also, had to get a photo in front of the only time in history “hooray for politics” was not used sarcastically.
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