Sitting in the window of my apartment, watching the lightning. The thunder is distant now, and the rain has died away. Earlier we wandered down to the Potomac and took some photos as the thunderstorm was first rolling in, only to scarper home when we saw a solid sheet of water coming towards us.
The Albacore fleet, and some Lasers (smaller one person boats) sail on the Potomac River a few nights a week. I went and played with them last night. (The Washington Monument and the Ronald Reagan National Airport in the background)
Apparently it’s lovely in Summer. Stinking and humid, and lots of mossies (which the Americans seem to call mosquitos, or bugs, as they can’t bring themselves to abbreviate words).
I’ve been hunting for a place to stay. Apparently studio apartment style places get called “efficiencies” as well here. So I went to have a look at an efficiency. It was a bit dark and dingy for my liking, so I’ll keep looking. Still haven’t been climbing here, but I’m still spending most of the day feeling like a wet dishcloth, so that might be a good thing. The photo below was taken from Mount Vernon. It’s down south from DC, and this is the view looking further south down the Potomac River.
