We started off the weekend with a great dinner. Since Kelly didn't have to work this week, she took advantage of the opportunity to pick up a couple of sandwiches from the famous "Mangialardo & Sons". They are only open 7am-3pm Monday-Friday, which is not conducive hours for us. It is a small, somewhat dirty, unorganized place with no table or chairs and a limited menu. We had the G-Man, which is their most popular item and were not disappointed. It was great! It was worth making the effort to pick up sandwiches during the day to have for dinner. After dinner, we watched the movie Bridesmaids. It was very funny and reminded us very little of our recent wedding experience. We recommend watching it.
(Kelly's bridesmaids - not to be confused with the movie.)
Saturday Ben made french toast with some of our homemade bread. We needed a hearty breakfast to take on our Saturday adventure. We headed to Great Falls, MD to hike part of the Billy Goat Trail. The trail is off of the C & O canal that runs 187 miles along the Potomac River and ends in Georgetown. It was neat and educational to see the lock and dam system and we even saw a demonstration of how they work.
We headed out to Section A of the Billy Goat Trail. Of the three sections, section A is the hardest and most strenuous.
Section A of the Billy Goat Trail is essentially a series of cliffs and boulders along the Potomac river. The foliage was at its peak and provided a stunning backdrop for our hike.
The hike was as advertised and took some serious concentration. A part of the trail was a near vertical climb and left us concerned for fellow hikers that chose to wear Chuck Taylors to make the climb.
Halfway through the hike we stopped and had lunch along the river. It was a much needed rest and a very peaceful spot to stop. It took us about 2 hours to finish the trail and 45 minutes to get back to the car. We took a beautiful trail along the canal to get back to the car and enjoyed not having to climb over rocks anymore.
Sunday Ben woke up inspired to make a wonderful breakfast. While Kelly slept it, Ben tried out
(Old school poppin' & lockin')
We headed out to Section A of the Billy Goat Trail. Of the three sections, section A is the hardest and most strenuous.
(After the wedding, Kelly decided to take Ben's middle name of "Danger".) |
| (Mo and Dexter were not welcomed on this sections of the hike) |
The hike was as advertised and took some serious concentration. A part of the trail was a near vertical climb and left us concerned for fellow hikers that chose to wear Chuck Taylors to make the climb.
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 (Remember kids, it is important to wear sensible shoes hiking.) |
a new sourdough biscuit recipe. And then Ben thought, if you are going to have fresh biscuits, why not have bacon gravy to go with them.
(Jealous?)
The experiment was a complete success and a perfect way to start our Sunday. After breakfast, we headed down to the Washington monument for our flag football game. After the game we headed out for brunch on H street. We returned to the apartment to take care of some life chores and get ready for another week.
We have been working on our wedding pictures and wanted to share a few of them.
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