Day One - Flights and Baltimore

Today was the first day of our trip! We left on the 16th from the school at 6 PM. Some volunteers drove us down to the Seattle airport. Here is our group at the Sea-Tac Airport, waiting to board the planes.

 Our flights didn't leave until 10:50 and 11:30 PM. We both arrived in Baltimore at 9:32 AM after one stop over on each plane. Needless to say, not much sleep was had by anyone!

Our first stop in Baltimore was the car rental place, were we rented two 15 passenger vans. This took quite a while, so some students got changed into clothing suitable for the hot weather, while others took a power nap.

After we left with our vans, we headed out to Inner Harbor in Baltimore. We ate brunch here at 5 Guys Burgers N Fries, and had a little free time to shop around.
There was a fantastic Barnes and Nobles here:

The Inner Harbor is also home to the USS Constellation.

There were a lot of sunglasses shops here so quite a few pairs were purchased:

From Here we headed to Fort McHenry where we received a tour from a very enthusiastic park ranger. He did his best to keep us all awake, and most of us left the fort with some new knowledge.

From here we headed on to Philadelphia, where we will be staying the night... The three hour and a half hour drive gave many people an opportunity to catch up on the sleep they had lost. 

Baltimore

We are now safely landed in Baltimore. 
Off to car rentals and baggage claim.  Little sleep was had by all (in group 1 at least).

Newark

Group one has landed in Newark and will be leaving for Baltimore in an hour or so.
Also, some pictures from Sea-Tac.

More Itineraries:

Saturday, May 26

2:30 a.m.              Leave Mansour residence for BWI

                                East, I 66,  I 495 Beltway West (North), I 95 North to I 195 to BWI and Vehicle Rental

4:00 a.m.              Arrive, Baltimore Washington Airport (United Airlines)

Departures

5:50 a.m.              Group  1 leaves BWI on United Flight 1129 to Houston (1 hour layover)

6:08 a.m.              Group  2 leaves BWI on United Flight 4208 to Newark (2 hour layover)

6:10 a.m.              Group  3 leaves BWI on United Flight 354 to Chicago (2 hour layover)

Arrivals

11:52 a.m.           Group 1 arrives in Seattle on United Flight 431 from Houston

12:08 p.m.           Group  2 arrives in Seattle on United Flight 1424 from Newark

12:10 p.m.           Group  3 arrives in Seattle on United Flight 245 from Chicago

Group 1

Darren Heystek, Sarah Hicks, Jordan Sterk, Jason Van Driel, John Vreugdenhil, Jared Wielenga, Christian Willis, and Harry Faber

Group 2

Johanna Bareman, Mark Barrow, Kelsey Berends, Otto Bouwman, Marc Bosscher, Hannah Buitenbos, Jordan Buitenbos, Marian Chase

Group 3

Wayne Chase, Joelle De Boer, Devon Doornbos, Nicole Dotinga, Debra Faber, Kelsey Faber, Melinda Faber, Michael Faber

Friday, May 25

6:30 a.m.              Breakfast, Mansours

8:00 a.m.              Leave Haymarket, Virginia

                                John Marshall Highway south

                                US 29 south to Charlottesville

                                Interstate 64 east

                                Exit 121A (Scottsville Road or Monticello Avenue) right

                                Left, Thomas Jefferson Parkway

10:00 a.m.           Study Tour, Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello

                                www.monticello.org

12:00 p.m.           Lunch (brown bag)

2:00 p.m.             Leave Monticello

                                Thomas Jefferson Parkway west

                                Scottsville Road or Monticello Ave (VA 20) north

                                VA 20 becomes Stoney Point Road

                                VA 20 becomes Constitution Highway in Barboursville

                                VA 3 East to Fredericksburg National Military Park

3:30 p.m.             Fredericksburg National Military Park www.nps.gov/frsp/index.htm

5:00 p.m.             Leave for Haymarket

                                VA 3 west to Culpeper

                                US 15 north to Haymarket

7:00 p.m.             Supper, Mansours

Thursday, May 24

6:00 a.m.              Breakfast, Mansours

                                Interstate 66 northeast to Washington D.C.

8:00 a.m.              Parking, Arlington National Cemetery

                                Walking Tour, Arlington National Cemetery www.arlingtoncemetery.org

9:30 a.m.              Parking, Tidal Basin

9:30 a.m.              Line up free timed passes, United States Holocaust Museum (near Bureau of

                                Engraving and Printing)

10:30 a.m.           United States Holocaust Museum  www.ushmm.org

12:30 p.m.           Lunch, Tidal Basin Parking

1:30 p.m.             Washington Monument www.nps.gov/wamo/

1:30-5:30              Free time

               

5:30 p.m.             Return, Tidal Basin Parking

Interstate 66 to Haymarket, Virginia

7:00 p.m.             Supper, Mansours

            

Wednesday, May 23

7:00 a.m.              Breakfast, Mansours

                                Interstate 66 northeast to Washington D.C.

8:00 a.m.              Parking, Tidal Basin

8:00 a.m.              Walking Tour, West National Mall  www.nps.gov/nama/

                                                World War One Memorial

                                                Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial site

                                                Korean War Memorial

                                                Lincoln Memorial

                                                Vietnam War Memorial

                                                World War Two Memorial

                                               

10:30 a.m.           White House Visitor Center www.whitehousehistory.org

12:00 p.m.           Lunch, Old Post Office www.oldpostofficedc.com

1:00 p.m.             National Archives www.archives.gov

2:30 p.m.             Smithsonian Museum of US History  www.americanhistory.si.edu

5:00 p.m.             Return, Tidal Basin Parking (snacks?)

                                Massachusetts Ave. north to Wisconsin Ave.

                                Right on Wisconsin to National Cathedral Parking

5:30 p.m.             Washington National Cathedral  www.nationalcathedral.org

6:15 p.m.             Return to Cathedral Parking

                                South on Wisconsin Ave.

                                M Street Northwest, Georgetown

6:30 p.m.             Supper, Old Glory Barbecue  www.oldglorybbq.com

                                3139 M Street Northwest, Georgetown

7:30 p.m.             Return to  Local Parking

                                East on M Street

                                Southeast on Pennsylvania

                                South on 17^th Street

8:00 p.m.             Parking, Tidal Basin (along Ohio Drive or East Basin Drive)

                                Walking Tour

 Jefferson Memorial  www.nps.gov/thje

Franklin Delano Memorial  www.nps.gov/fdrm 

9:30 p.m.             Return, Tidal Basin Parking,  Interstate 66 to Haymarket, Virginia

Itinerary for Tuesday, May 22

Tuesday, May 22

6:00 a.m.              Breakfast, Mansours

                                Interstate 66 northeast to Washington D.C.

                                Constitution Ave. east

                                Left, Louisiana Ave. northeast,  around traffic circle at Union Station

                                Parking, Union Station

8:00 a.m.              Mr. Chase picks up 24 D.C. Ducks Tour tickets at Union Station

                               

8:10 a.m.              Capitol Visitor Center Security Line-up

8:50 a.m.              Capitol Tour (Guided) www.aoc.gov

10:00 a.m.           Meet intern from Senator Murray’s office in front of Senate Galleries

10:00 a.m.           Visit Senate and House galleries

11:30 a.m.           Library of Congress Public Tour www.loc.gov

12:30 p.m.           United States Supreme Court self guided tour  www.supremecourt.gov

1:00 p.m.             Lunch, Union Station www.unionstationdc.com

2:00 p.m.             D.C. Ducks Tour www.dcducks.com  

4:00 p.m.             National  Museum of the American Indian www.nmai.si.edu   

6:00 p.m.             Return, Interstate 66 to Haymarket, Virginia

7:00 p.m.             Supper, Mansours

Itinerary for Monday, May 21

Monday, May 21

7:00 a.m.              Leave Blue Bell area

                                U.S. 202 West to East Whiteland

                                U. S. 30 West to Gap

                                PA 772 West to Intercourse

                                PA 340 West to Bird-in-Hand

               

8:00 a.m.              Bird-in-Hand Breakfast Smorgasbord (www.bird-in-hand.com)

                               

9:00 a.m.              PA 340 West to Lancaster

                                US 30 West to Gettysburg

11:00 a.m.           Gettysburg National Historical Park (www.nps.gov/gett) 

                                New Visitor Center (includes 22 min. video A New Birth of Freedom

                                                1195 Baltimore Pike, Gettysburg

                                Self-Guided Tour

                                Lunch

5:00 p.m.             Leave Gettysburg Area

                                US 15 South (through Frederick, Maryland and Leesburg, Virginia) towards Haymarket,                                                 Virginia

6:30 p.m.             Dinner, Fast Food

                               

                                US 15 South

                                Left on Lightner Road near Haymarket

                                Take right branch of “Y” intersection to Riding Club Drive

                                Stream Valley Court

7:30 p.m.             Arrive:   Sam and Joanne Mansour

                                                Haymarket, Virginia 20169

               

Fundraising Progress: 100%

Everyone in our class who has helped us raise funds is relieved to announce that we have reached our fundraising goal.  Thanks to some generous payments from a few sources, we are now done with fundraising.  So no more chopping up wood, or picking up sticks from a muddy field, or running concession stands!!!