So, just like my trip out to San Francisco, I managed to make my trip to DC during a heat wave. Highs near 100 don’t agree with me but by staying hydrated (carried a water bottle with me EVERYWHERE) and taking a reasonable number of breaks was the key to me getting through Saturday. Sunday we went back and forth about whether or not we should go to the National Zoo due to the continued hot weather – but in the end my need for cuteness won over concerns about heat and we ended up having a great day.
After breakfast and coffee at Illy it was checkout time and then off to see the animals!
Kin(d|g) Hippo!
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The lion wasn’t remotely interested in the delicious ducks in his habitat
It was after 5 by the time Stephen was able to drag me away from the zoo, which was good of him since we needed to get back to PA at a reasonable time. On the way out I picked up a stuffed red panda toy who joined us for dinner at Chipotle (which I’d never been to) before returning home. The red panda’s name? Chipotle.
Good weekend, but it’s nice to be home and out of the sun and heat – I got a bit sunburned due to my typical neglect to wear suntan lotion, oops :)