We got Lewis all clean and buttoned up and left him at Fort Belvoir.
We were up and away by 7:30 and we went by the hotel to get Megan. She had her breakfast and we all loaded into Clark and pointed south.
We were a bit cramped but we did not mind.
The drive down I95 is long and mindless. We got on right outside Belvoir and got back off about 25 miles from the house. That means we drove about 830 miles on one road. We have done this so many times that we are way to familiar with the exits, rest stops and signage.
Megan rode in the back with Penny Lane and Penny was so happy. She normally gets antsy if she had to ride in the back but she loved having a companion.
PENNY LANE'S BACKSEAT BUDDY
She also loved lunch time. We stopped at Chick Fil A and Penny Lane decided that Megan needed to share.
MEGAN'S ICE
The trip is long but not long enough for us to break it into two days. We had a few spirited conversations about the election and ISIS and other issues in our world. We do not agree on some things but we still make room for debate.
We got to Cocoa Beach at 9:30 and had to stop at the grocery store. We knew we needed a few items to tide us over. Rob sat with the girls we shopped.
The house was in good shape and Penny Lane immediately ran to the sliding glass doors and started begging to go for a swim. We opened them and she was in the water having her evening dip. She is one spoiled dog.
Megan did a bit of unpacking and had gifts for us. One of the things she brought was a Mahjong game.
I HAVE ONLY PLAYED MAHJONG SOLITAIRE BUT I LOOK FORWARD TO FIGURING THIS OUT.
Mahjong (
listen (help·info)), also spelled majiang, mah jongg, and numerous other variants, is a game that originated inQing Empire. It is commonly played by 4 players (with some 3-player variations found in South Korea and Japan). The game and its regional variants are widely played throughout Eastern and South Eastern Asia and have a small following in Western countries. Similar to the Western card game rummy, Mahjong is a game of skill, strategy, and calculation and involves a degree of chance.
listen (help·info)), also spelled majiang, mah jongg, and numerous other variants, is a game that originated inQing Empire. It is commonly played by 4 players (with some 3-player variations found in South Korea and Japan). The game and its regional variants are widely played throughout Eastern and South Eastern Asia and have a small following in Western countries. Similar to the Western card game rummy, Mahjong is a game of skill, strategy, and calculation and involves a degree of chance.
The game is played with a set of 144 tiles based on Chinese characters and symbols, although some regional variations use a different number of tiles. In most variations, each player begins by receiving 13 tiles. In turn players draw and discard tiles until they complete a legal hand using the 14th drawn tile to form 4 groups (melds) and a pair (head). There are fairly standard rules about how a piece is drawn, how a piece is stolen from another player and thus melded, the use of simples (numbered tiles) and honors (winds and dragons), the kinds of melds, and the order of dealing and play. However, there are many regional variations in the rules; in addition, the scoring system and the minimum hand necessary to win varies significantly based on the local rules being used.
She also brought several different packaged foods. We had a taste test right then and there.
Our long two days started catching up with us so we decided to call it a day.
We went to bed weary but we went to bed happy.
Another great day in this thing we call life.
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