Maryland and D.C.

August 5th, 2013

 (PREPARE FOR LONG POST w/pictures and videos)

 

We arrive in Maryland to meet up with Mykel Lande. So then, should I just spell it like, Marylande? We get there and the first thing Mykel does is offer us our favorite food ever...IHOP. It was soo perfect after driving all day from North Carolina.

Note: Always eat a good meal after a long drive it's necessary for great sleep and unwinding from the day.

 

 

 *Our sleeping quarters in Mykel's apartment :P

Mykel lives in College Park near the University of Maryland. We traveled back and forth between there and downtown Silver Spring. The next few days we walked around and explored a little. Alyssa used to live with Mykel a few years back so they both got to show us around the beautiful neighborhoods. Maryland has amazing greenery there, but the traffic is so strange! They control traffic by square boxes above the lanes with red X's and green arrows. I had never seen anything like that before. Honestly it's pretty hard navigating because you don't really know where oncoming traffic is besides the lights.

 

***Please watch all the videos!***

       

              

            Sorry about the low volume quality! This was recorded on a cell phone :/

Next stop.... The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History!

 

       

On the road again... to the Great Falls!!!

                                      

 

 

All in a days worth... we traveled on to the next beautiful spot that took us hours to find.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

We just wanted to take some time to thank Mykel for this amazing opportunity and for all of the love and support we have from our MD family! We love you all! We will never forget the moments we had out there. Stay in touch always and maybe you can come out to CA and visit us! This was our first long stay and there were some beautiful memories that we can pass along the way.

 

 

 

 

 

If anyone reading is driving out to the east coast, we recommend staying a few nights to see the museums and make it a point to see the wonderful nature. Definitely go down to DC and take a walk around and check out U St. It's such a different element!                  

                                                                         

 

 

 

 

 

 

We spent the day goofing around and this was the first time we got to enjoy a day on the town with no obligations.  

 

 

  

  

^ Liz sent us a wonderful update message while we were there and we wanted to share it. You're so cute Lizzy.. you made our day. We hope you're enjoying college! Love you <3

THANK YOU AGAIN EVERYONE IN MARYLAND, IT WAS GREAT!

 

 

 

 

Let's Go Back to The First Day....

In it for the long haul

 

I remember first sitting down and seriously talking about this road trip, this big move to California, and automatically going into planning mode. We thought of all the things that could happen, where we could go and the fun we could have. We started a trip journal and began creating an itinerary for our families.

 

Ever think it would be easy to pack your life in a car

and take off on a whirl-wind adventure across the U.S?

 

I could not explain to you all of the things we had to endure through the few days before we left; Saying goodbye to families, seeing friends, gathering up all important information, taking the car to get checked, and making sure we had everything we would need for this two month adventure. One of the most difficult things, besides leaving our parents, was packing our most valued clothing items in two duffel bags.

 

 
TIP:  rolling your clothes takes up less room and is more efficient for future rummaging through bags

 

 *Always remember to bring a few sets of professional clothes for future job interviews, nice dinners and family gatherings.

~These things we surround ourselves with,
they do not make us who we are;
Our experiences are our make up.~

So we bought a car rack for the top of our beautiful car

 (Phoebe) and packed up what we could fit on top including our 

long boards. We strapped it down, clipped our rack on and did a few test runs.
3:55 am we were off into the night....

- Driving in the early morning/night time is one of the best ways to gain a lot of headway! Lots of adrenaline, music playing and good vibes all around.-
 

 

Everybody, bear with us, we are new to this process and have lots more to post! Keep checking in for more updates!