Saturday, November 14, 2020

Georgia Hiking Trip - Day 13

It was a beautiful (but chilly) day today!  Soon after I woke up, I went walking on the Base and ended up talking to a General, who was raking leaves in his yard.  I then got ready for a day out with my friends in Arlington and drove over to Stephanie's place (off Columbia Pike).  We walked together to William Jeffrey's Tavern, which opened at 1000.  Along with us, Kelly & John and Sabrina and Chavez were able to partake in the great brunch.  It was awesome to be able to spend several hours with everyone - some of them hadn't been out to a restaurant for a meal since COVID-19 started (!).  We played credit card roulette at the end of the meal (1500) and John lost - still, everyone thought the thrill of the game was fun.  Stephanie suggested that she and I go walking in Manassas - I agreed but had to take Sabrina home first.  We walked back to Stephanie's and then drove over to the Huntington area.  Sabrina asked us to stay for a drink and some snacks and we ended up talking on the patio until 1700 (no walk).  I then drove Stephanie home (we made plans to go on a hike another time).  I then drove to Nicky's (1800) so I could help her get packed for our drive back to New Hampshire the next morning.  At 1845, we went to have dinner at Panera (Kingstowne) - Erin eventually joined us and we had a nice time talking about work, school and other family news.  By 2000, Mollie and I went to Fort Belvoir and finished up some packing.  Did some reading in the late evening and got to bed relatively early (2200).  It's been a great trip!