Dave & Jon Do D.C.

Well Hello Again and welcome back Dear Hearts and innocent bystanders...  

Breaking News!!!
We're foregoing the usual recap of events around Casa d'Chaos since our last meeting as not much has happened beyond the gremlin-plagued RiverCruise of 2016.  

Not to belabor the drama that little excursion produced... 
Yes we had a lovely visit with Rod & Juanita in Paris and... 
Yes, it was a lovely boat and crew and... 
Yes most of the stops and excursions were OK, but......

     "Move on Chucky"

     "Yes Dear"

Alrighty then... 
Time to buckle up for our latest adventure, the unofficial title of which should REALLY be: 

"Dave & Jon Do D.C." 

Yup, this is destined to be the Spring Break to end all Spring Breaks [up 'til now] for our two rambunctious grand-sons David and Jonathan.

The plan is for a mid-semester escape [April 8th - 15th] and educational jaunt to expose them to our spectacular seat of government and all its treasures. 

From Arlington Cemetery and the Pentagon in the West to the Capitol Dome in the East and everything in between, this will be a very exciting and informative trip for all since this will be Chucky's first trip there as well.

So here we are in the final planning stages for what is shaping up to be quite an adventure, and as usual Chucky is running google, google maps and every research tool he can find in "Full Ahead Mode". [and driving HER Nutz in the process]

Thanks to a couple of AMEX/Delta mileage deals we banked enough air miles to get there for just "fees". Well, almost, once again his "Dance of Procrastination" cost him. 
It seems that while Chucky vacillated on dates and flights, the mileage cost kept going up, so just Dragon Chic and "da Boyz" got on for miles while he had to pony up cash for his flight.  And of course since it had to be two separate bookings, getting the flights, seats, etc. to match up was a real "exercise in patience" [of which he has a tad too little lately]. 

Lodging was the next chore.

Fortunately Tio Brian's best friend from school Danny McGlynn works in D.C. and he and his beautiful wife Angie invited us share their lovely home outside The Beltway for the week. Boy will that save a bunch of bucks since spring break in D.C. is serious Tourist season and hotel rates are rapidly skyrocketing.

We decided to spread the agenda of Monuments and Tours over a week so we don't overload their attention span with too much in each day.
The McGlynn boys may join us on several jaunts around the sites and we plan to leave time for fun, Ice Cream and of course Video Games. 

Trying to get White House Tour requires nudging your Congressman or Senator for a reservation via lengthy online forms, and only 2 months out with no promise that you'll get clearance. Since we'll be traveling with 2 boys of Colombian/Cuban/American heritage, with different last names than ours, Etc, Etc, we decided to save that li'l tour for another time.

Everything else is getting done online. Arlington Cemetery, the Capitol Tour, HoHo buses for a panoramic tour already booked and a daily "Flexible" schedule is being developed.  

We'll Spare you the usual agenda overview as it is a work in progress and subject to change on the fly with more to come in the periodic posts.

I say Periodic rather than daily as in the past for several reasons. 
Since this will be a tour of discovery for everyone, info and details for most of what we'll see or visit is just a Google / Wikipedia search away, or a trip down High School memory lane for some of us.  
With that in mind he'll be relying on enough anecdotal events as we go along to make it interesting [or silly enough] to report.  Past experience has taught him that staying up til all hours writing and formatting posts is a bit of a hassle after a fatiguing days' activities. And with our two hyper-active little guys, Chucky's Butt will be draggin' to say the least. As such he may just draft each day and post in bulk, either mid-week or maybe even after the trip. 

Heck you may even get an ***ALERT*** advising that this NOWAT has been cancelled because he was too busy soaking his feet after all that traipsing around D.C.  Only Time will Tell, and so will he.

Well, that's all we got for ya now, this is just a heads up to be on the lookout for the usual ***NOWAT ALERT*** in your In-Box soon. [or not]

Now where did I put that link for the WMTA [Metro] APP for schedules, and the Parking Panda APP for prime parking spots at bargain rates, etc.
Ooooooo this is gonna be soooooo much fun, Uh... where's my scotch.

Ciao 4 Now,
Uncle Chuck & The already shoppin' for Walking Shoes,

Dragon Lady