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.