A quick stop in Virginia and then on to Maryland

We only spent 2 nights in Virginia and quickly realized we should have planned for a longer stop. There is so much history in the area. We already had reservations in College Park, Maryland so had to go on. That is why we usually don't make reservations more than a day or two ahead. Anyway, we couldn't stay so we were on to Cherry Hill RV park. We have always seen this park on all the RV shows so had to stay here. They are really serious about helping you see the DC area. They have a daily seminar to show you how to use the Metro system and the Metro bus comes right into the Park to pick up. We took one day to do laundry and catch up a little and then on Tuesday we were ready to try our luck at going into the city. We made it to the first subway station and after a few trys finally had our pass and we were on the train. We got off at the stop for the Navy memorial and just as we came out of the station the Navy color guard was practicing for the concert that night. That was an unexpected treat to see them. We spent the day in town and we were able to see the Washington monument, Lincoln Memorial, the World War II memorial and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. We didn't have tickets to go up into the Washington Monument so will have to go back early one day and hope to get in. We did arrange to have a tour of the capitol tomorrow. We found our way to a subway stop and after getting on the train heading the wrong way first we made it back to the campground to rest for tomorrow.