FRIDAY: change of plans

We started the drive down to Monticello Friday morning and didn't make it far down 95 South before we came to a complete stand still. We sat on the freeway for awhile and there was no improvement so we finally decided to bail. We figured things would only get worse since it was a holiday weekend. We pulled off at the nearest exit and pulled into a park (Locust Shade Park) to decide what Plan B was. The park had a mini golf course so that decision was made quickly. We had the golf course to ourselves and just had fun playing around for awhile. We even found a green snake that Ben caught for the girls to touch.

We were close to Prince William Forest Park so we picked up some lunch...It took a few failed attempts with the GPS to locate a sandwich place but we finally found something that wasn't burned down, closed down, or on a military base. We had a nice picnic in the park and then hiked down to a bridge with a nice shallow stream and everyone enjoyed getting their feet wet. It was a warm day so when we got home, we got out the pool for the girls and they had fun cooling off. We all went out to dinner at Red Hot and Blue for some yummy BBQ. It wasn't exactly what we had intended for the day, but it turned out to be a great alternative.



































This video captures the essence of Isaac...it is hilarious...