We left our cabin today, our home for the past week and a half. I was sad to know that our vacation had come to an end. This just means that the start of school is looming!
We first drove up to Gettysburg because there were two things we had not seen and wanted to on Wednesday. The first was the actual spot where Lincoln gave his Gettysburg address - duh! We found out it was not known for sure, but thought to be inside the cemetery. We had not gone in the cemetery the other day, just drove past it. The other thing we wanted to see was the Friend to Friend monument, commemorating the meeting of two Masonic friends, one from the Union and one from the Confederacy. When Confederate soldier Captain Bingham was mortally wounded, Brigadier General Lewis Armistead stopped fighting to help him. The whole story can be found here.
This monument also happens to be in the cemetery. If you go, don't pass by the cemetery - it can tell as many stories as the rest of the area!
From there, it was a long trip home. Since we had food this time that we hadn't brought on the trip to DC, there wasn't as much room in our little bug of a car. This time I had to sit Indian-style all the way home. A little uncomfortable. I would just as soon left the extra food there or given it away, but Bob didn't want to. Anyway, the drive was uneventful, and we were appreciative to see our own beds (and all the other amenities we're used to (read=video games for the kids!)).
"No villain is the match for me; I'm tiny, and I'm powerful!" - Aidan, while playing the part of Yoda in Star Wars Battlefront.
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