Day 34 - DC to New Jersey

Greetings from the Jersey shore. We started the day with a brief look at the World War II Memorial and then left for Jersey. Stopped a bit in Baltimore and the National Aquarium. A wonderful place. Don't miss it if ever in Baltimore. A little rainy, but uneventful. I'm spending time with my cousin Kathy Schmidinger and her husband, Bob at their home in Brick, NJ. Introducing Bob McClurg to Bob Schmidinger and his son Bobby, was interesting. It went something like this: Bob, Bob. Bob, Bob. Bob, Bobby. Bobby, Bob. (and then another guy showed up who said his name was, "Not Bob.")

I used to summer in this area when a tiny tot and lived for a year in Manasquan, NJ when I was a much older 9 year-old. Will be presenting at Manasquan Elementary (my third grade alma mater) on Monday.

Day 33 - Stanton Elementary, Washington, DC

We saw 133 little ones (kindergarteners, first and second graders) that were among the most enthusiastic and appreciative we've seen to date. Our contact, the science teacher, Hardett Taylor-Brown was most gracious and provided a terrific spread for lunch. It refused to rain, so all six classes were able to participate. We've been incredibly lucky as far as the weather is concerned: No rainouts of the program. It has rained only a couple of timesw during the entire trip and then it was on travel days.

We got to see some of the sights in DC, including the remarkable FDR Memorial...DC at night is a special place and hopefully the children at Stanton Elementary will be able to enjoy the unique things their city has to offer.

Today DC, tomorrow the world. Well, New Jersey anyway.