That's right, we are, indeed, not dead. For those of you who have been wondering, we're not dead. For those of you who haven't been paying attention, we haven't posted an entry for six days. Where have you been?

Anyway, we've been running all over creation viewing stuff (that's a technical term for stuff in DC) and trying to stay awake and keep up. Now, Barbara and I are madly trying to make up the entries that we missed. Today is Sunday, May 24, so we're doing six entries for your listening pleasure. (Keep listening; it'll say something pretty soon. Try holding the computer screen up to your ear.)

Here's what we did on Tuesday:

We took a bus from the campground to the College Park Metro station and made our way to Union Station on the Metro (think "subway"). We purchased a 2-day pass on the Big Bus Tour, which will take you all over DC and show you the sights. You can get off at any stop and get back on another Big Bus when you're ready. We figured we could get a good overview on the first day, then come back on the second day to get off at the sights we wanted. We got off at the W Hotel and ate lunch at their restaurant, Pinea. We also got off in Georgetown and walked to Georgetown Harbor, where we got gelato and Starbuck's. We got back to the RV around 8:00 and fell into bed.

But the really harrowing experience happened when we were at the College Park Metro Station, first thing in the morning. Here we were, brand new to DC and to their metro. At College Park, the trains run elevated, above ground. After two or three stops, they dive underground, and you don't see the sun again until Ground Hog Day. Anyway, we had to go up the escalator to get to the platform. We stepped on, got about half-way up, and the escalator stopped! I’m not kidding, now. It really did. Half-way up! It was terrifying. We stayed on that thing for a half-hour before the fire department came and put up ladders so that we could get off. Barbara made it down okay, but I had to be carried down the ladder on a big, burly firefighter’s shoulder! It was okay, though. She spoke nicely to me and kept me calm on the way down.