Day3

The day began in West Virginia and another long day of traveling was in store for us. To pass the long hours of the mountain drive, in the morning we watched Night at the Museum 2. We were also informed by Ben that "this is the farthest West I've been." After a morning of travel, we finally arrived at our first event, "Monticello", the estate of President Thomas Jefferson. However, because of a "Severe Storm", our tour was postponed. Once the storm passed, we were finally allowed to tour the house. Some of the interesting facts that we learned about Jefferson is that he ran his estate while creating a nation, that he disliked slavery, but owned slaves. He brought his cook to Paris to learn the "French" way of cooking, and he slept sitting up. The gardens and scenery around Monticello were beautiful and it was cool to walk where our former President walked. Another awesome feature of the estate was the beds. The overall experience gave us more respect for President Jefferson.
Because of the rain delay, we arrived to hotel an hour late. After moving into our rooms, we went to eat at Bob Evans. The food was good, but the service was terrible. Another long day of travel has come to an end and tomorrow we will reach our final destination, Washington, D.C.
Elaine VenJohn