We dropped off our stuff back with Sarah and went out for Amanda's (second) birthday dinner with her and Alan. I accidentally almost ordered a dish with lobster, which would have killed me, but Amanda saved the day. It was really nice to see both of them and a great way to cap off the trip. On the walk back, we saw a fox hanging out in the neighborhood, which was pretty cool. Champagne and dessert back at the house, and then to sweet sweet slumber.
Early in the morning, technically Day 32 already, I had a dream where someone was attacking me from behind, which caused me in my half-sleep to grab at Amanda. That is not usual. She yelped and successfully defended herself, so good job!
We were up really early for our flight from London to Boston and, despite a little delay, were still into DCA in the evening. We cabbed to MD, said hi to the animals, and crashed.
The following morning, we went for a nice long run in Rock Creek Park when we couldn't sleep any longer. Good to stretch out the legs.
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And that was that! Quite the month-long trip. It was really great to get away and spend a solid amount of time in each place. There are, of course, plenty of places that it would have been great to see if we had had 5x as much time, but I feel very satisfied in how we organized the journey (hat tip: Amanda).
A month was a great amount of time to be away. I don't know if I could sustain concentrated travel for much longer. Done right, I think, travel is exertion, and I think it would require a different style to go around the world for half the year. I'm not saying I wouldn't want to try that at some point, but yeah. I suppose it's a little like running. A month of straight travel is the 5k run.
Since getting back, I've been trying to appreciate my summer in DC and preparing to leave for Chicago, which is now just in a day. I've really enjoyed my time here, but I'm ready for the next adventure.
But yeah, great trip. I'm already itching for the next one. Who's game?
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