We found our way to Fort Belvoir, Virginia last Tuesday, July 16th. It was our first time there and we were pleasantly surprised at how nice the military campground was. Opened in May 2013, there were great views of Gunston Cove, just off the Potomac River from the campground. We also enjoyed watching several osprey nests near our campsite.
We met old friends, Kevin and Avis, that we knew in Colorado Springs for dinner on Thursday evening. We hadn’t seen them in almost nine years. Kevin was my task lead before we retired in November 2010. They live in nearby Maryland and we really enjoyed reconnecting with them.
On Friday we visited George Washington’s Mount Vernon, the historic home of George and Martha Washington. Julie had been there as a child but I had never before visited. Over the years, there have been over 80-million visitors to Mount Vernon. I was surprised to see that the home had a wooden exterior, painted to look like stucco. The restored estate is in amazing condition for being over 260-years old (built in 1758).
Like much of the Midwest and east coast, we suffered from the heat wave with temperatures in the upper-90s and heat indexes near 110. We decided to skip going into Washington and stayed home, trying to stay cool.
We left Fort Belvoir this morning and are heading west to visit the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee.
Steve & Julie Cornelius
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