Fortunately, all three batteries were fully charged this morning, so they might last a while longer.
There are gale warnings today, so we can't leave. We were just about to walk over to Safeway when two men arrived from the condo management and told us we can't stay here. After considerable discussion, we convinced them that it would be too dangerous for us to leave in this gale, but we'll leave first thing in the morning, weather permitting. They rather grudgingly gave us permission to stay until tomorrow.
Bought some antifreeze and chicken at Safeway and took them back to the boat. Then we caught the Metro into Washington. Went to the National Museum of American History (part of the Smithsonian). Ate a delicious but somewhat expensive lunch in their cafeteria. Spent the rest of the afternoon enjoying the many interesting exhibits in the museum. We could easily spend an entire week here, there's so much to see. Visited the electricity exhibit, tunnels and bridges, and the maritime exhibit. Roy went to trains and automobiles, while I went to information processing. Closing time came much too soon.
When we left the museum at 5:30, night had fallen. We walked up the mall, or park, in the center of Washington. In front of us was the lighted Capitol dome and Christmas tree; in back of us was the lighted Washington Monument. A really beautiful, impressive sight.
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