September 5, 2010

We left the campground and found a place to wash Sandy. She looked really nice and was ready for the show! It was a beautiful sunny day! We drove to Bug Out in Manassas – I’ve never seen so many Volkswagens!! We pulled into our spot, then had to unload the tires and wheels we were trying to sell. Katelyn went right to work washing the windows and sweeping the rug to make Sandy look awesome!








It was a fun event – we got see all kinds of VW merchandise, eat some good food, and just hang out. They also had a racetrack and they were racing VWs. That was fun to watch…it was surprising how fast those little bugs can go! Katelyn liked seeing all the different colors of cars – her favorite was the “lifesaver” Rabbit VW – it was painted in stripes the colors of lifesavers. We talked to some people that have Westies – got some good advice on different things – especially about Westy events (Full Moon Bus Club) and how to approach putting on a new canvas top (maybe our winter project?).

We did enter Sandy, but she didn’t’ win this time. Although the judges had some nice comments for us, so we were happy. A Syncro that was next to us won – it was pretty cool. We pretty much stayed the whole day… then home to start our second week of school (and plan our next trip!)

September 4, 2010

We woke up the next morning, had a small breakfast, packed up Sandy, and then drove into Manassas. The picture above is Katelyn's wake up call to us in the "downstairs bedroom!" :) There was a farmer’s market there so we checked that out – got some scrumptious brownies and ate them in Sandy. Then we walked around the town – went into a couple shops. The highlight of the time there was placing pennies on the railroad tracks. Doug told Katelyn how they used to do this when he was a kid. Of course, she had never heard of this, so she had to try it! We put one on the tracks then walked around the town a little – when we returned, we found the flattened penny! So, of course, we had to lay down more pennies and wait. She ended up getting two more flattened pennies. She thought that was pretty cool!









After that we decided to go to the Air and Space Museum (the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center). It is part of the Smithsonian, but not in DC. You pay $15 to park, and then it’s free to get in. It’s actually right near Dulles Airport. All kinds of aircrafts! The coolest was the space shuttle and the Blackbird. There is also an observation tower – you can see the planes landing at Dulles – pretty close up! Doug and Katelyn rode the cosmic coaster – a simulation ride where they “rode a roller coaster” through space.
On our way back to the campsite, we were looking for a carwash to wash Sandy (for the VW show the next day). We didn’t find one, but did find a Wegman’s. We stopped to get sushi, potato salad, and some pastries for breakfast the next day. We went back to the campsite early. Katelyn wanted to start the fire by herself. Doug had taught her how to do it the last couple times, so she was ready! She actually did a very good job – my little firestarter! :) Of course, you'll see Doug supervising! We ate our food from Wegman’s, then cooked hot dogs and S’mores over “Katelyn’s” fire.

Bug Out Weekend!

September 3, 2010

(You can tell school has started… look how long it’s taken me to get this on the blog!) We weren’t really sure we wanted to go away after the first week of school…would we be too exhausted? Well we were, but still decided that we could relax at a campsite just as well as we could at home. So, we left after school and headed for a campground just outside of Manassas, Virginia, called Bull Run. By the time we got there, it was almost dark so Doug and Katelyn got the fire started and I arranged things in Sandy. We brought hamburgers (for K – her favorite!), so Doug also fired up the grill! We enjoyed a meal of cheeseburgers and peanuts, and then had S’mores for dessert. We stayed up for a while around the fire, then went in Sandy and played Uno. It was a nice campground, but the walk to the bathhouse was insane! It was probably ¾ of a mile! We made a trip there to brush teeth – then off to bed!