On the move again: Norfolk, Virginia to New Castle, Delaware via Washington DC and Baltimore, Maryland

THE break in the journey was great, but for some reason I'm glad to be moving again.

The drive north to Washington DC started out over the Chesapeake Bay bridge and tunnel. It's actually a series of bridges and two tunnels strung out over the 17 mile gap at the mouth of the bay. The photos Laura took explain it better, maybe.

We arrived in Washington early-evening and stayed in a weird old hotel, the Harrington, in the city centre. We wandered to the White House before dinner and then walked the length of The Mall (with its scruffy lawns) the next morning.

Katy wanted to see the Lincoln Memorial (I don't know why) and I was curious about the Vietnam Memorial (not sure why, either, maybe because I grew up hearing about it).

We left Washington before lunch and resumed our drive north to Baltimore, a lovely city with a great harbour area. There was a baseball game against the New York Yankees tonight but we left town and got as far as New Castle (two words) before hunger forced us to a fairly posh (for us) motel next to a stylish Italian restaurant with live music.

Norfolk to Washington = 246 miles.
Washington to New Castle = 109 miles.