Busch Gardens Trip - Day 3

I was awake early at Brenna's apartment and immediately began teleworking.  Brenna didn't wake up herself until I'd already finished my second meeting of the day (1000) and we talked for a little while before my next meeting began.  She had promised to make me some blueberry pancakes and was true to her word - they turned out to be quite delicious.  During the morning, I had lots of meetings and got a significant amount of work done.  I was also able to take a walk in Brenna's neighborhood and then pack up my belongings.  It did rain for a little while but that cooled things down a bit - it had been quite stifling before that.  Brenna had some errands to run so I waited at her apartment (still working) until she returned just after 1415.  After saying goodbye (1455), I headed east towards Mollie's house.  To get there, I mostly used US-33 (to cross the Shenandoah ridge) and then some back roads to reach VA-3.  Traffic was light and the weather was pretty good so it took me under two hours to reach Fredericksburg.  Meeting up with Alex and Mollie (1700), I signed back on to my work computer to wrap up a few projects and we visited for a little while.  At 1800, we drove a short distance to eat dinner at Mi Rancho (Mexican) - the food was delicious!  We were there until about 1900 and enjoyed some good conversation.  On the way home, Mollie suggested that we stop for a walk at a place called Loriella Park - it turned out to have some nice walking trails, local history and an extensive disk golf course.  The weather was still humid and hot (especially in the trees) but we logged almost two miles of walking during the hour we were there.  There was some ominous weather on the horizon so we went back to Mollie's apartment (2000).  I hadn't yet reached my step count for the day so I spent time walking around nearby.  After I was finished (2045), I had just settled into a conversation with Alex and Mollie when Eileen called.  I went outside and sat in one of Mollie's comfy lawn chairs and enjoyed the decreasing temperatures during our conversation.  Back inside again (2130), I visited some more and then checked on Busch Gardens logistics with Brenna and Erin (the former was running late in her drive to Virginia Beach) but the latter seemed ready to meet early the following morning.  Wrapping up my day with some blogging, reading and re-packing, I wound down to bed time (2300).  It's been a great trip so far - lots of visiting, food and relaxation.  Tomorrow is the big day!