Vacation News

Despite having just finished 5 days of chemotherapy, Meg has had lots of energy, a good appetite and none of the taste oddities that have plagued her in the past. As a result, she's been able to enjoy our time with friends in Washington DC.

Our adventures in brief:

• Monday touristing with Nick in Philadelphia: Liberty Bell etc
• Train to DC to stay with Sue Holbeck, former colleague of Andrew's.
• Visits to assorted museums and galleries and sights on the Washington DC mall.
• On Wednesday morning we visited the neuro-oncology doctors at the National Institute of Health: details later, but everything looks great.
• Thursday: Sue took us on a field trip to historic Harper's Ferry: history, hiking, views (upper picture).
• Friday (after some touristing)  we went out to dinner with Sue and with Cathie Cooper, a college friend of Meg's, and then went to stay with Cathie.
• Saturday saw Cathie taking us hiking in the C & O Canal National Historical Park on the Potomac River (lower picture). After dinner at Cathie's home we retired to Cathie's living room, where Meg learnt the wonders of sports on the Wii!
• Today (rainy) we return to the Washington Mall, where Andrew can enjoy the Air and Space Museum without boring Meg stiff, as she will have Cathie for company.
• On Monday, Cathie is planning to take us to Mount Vernon, before dropping us at the airport for our return to the other Washington.

I've posted yet more pictures!

(minor aside: Meg's colorful Buff™headwear makes it very easy to locate her in crowds at museums, airports etc).