Washington DC & the Potomac River

We were surprised by the size and beauty of the Potomac River, which you travel 100 miles upstream from the Chesapeake Bay to reach Washington DC.  We had 2 wonderful and tranquil anchorages on the St. Mary's River and Tobacco River as they flow into the Potomac.  We spent one night at the Alexandria Yacht Club in the historic district of Alexandria.  This is a wonderful quaint old town to visit and even with Covid restrictions we had a wonderful time and some great food at Vole' on the Waterfront. 

Alexandria to Wash. DC

Washington DC. July 4th weekend 2020.  We stayed at Capital Yacht Club, which is part of the Wharf area and right in the heart of Washington DC. The District was partially shut down with the Corona virus regs which apparently kept most tourists away.  On one morning we visited all the monument sites and a few we were alone at and the maximum number of people we encountered at any site was 20.  Definitely a good time to see the sites in DC, although the heat was pretty bad for a couple from MN.  
James & Andrea Curry (our niece) joined us for the weekend.  With the heat we spent time on the water anchored in front of Mount Vernon and on day visited the Bible Museum, which we highly recommend.  
The grand finale to the weekend was the fly over and the best fireworks display which we had a great view of from our back deck.