July 22 - 23, 2015
We were next heading to Gaithersberg,
MD to visit with my cousin Lorna. We had not seen each other for about 60
years, but have kept loosely in contact.
Gaithersberg is very close
to Washington, DC and Lorna suggested staying away from the beltway and taking
a back roads route that would take us across the Potomac River on White’s Ferry
– an old cable ferry that crosses between Leesburg, VA and Dickerson, MD. This proved to be a good call.
The trip across the Potomac
only took five minutes, but was fun and one more new adventure for the trip.
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| Waiting for the ferry on the VA side to come across from the MD side |
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| Here it is |
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| Looking up the Potomac from the ferry deck |
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| Getting close to the other bank in MD |
We arrived mid afternoon and
got settled in.
Lorna has been working
extensively on our family tree for several years and is always finding new
information. We spent the next days catching upon lots of family tidbits.
Pretty interesting stuff…
Lorna and her husband Jeff
have a lovely house with a huge deck off of the back. This backs up to some
woods that offer up lots of wild critters, butterflies and birds. We had a nice
time watching all the various butterflies and birds. Judith was treated to
seeing three foxes early one morning and we had a raccoon visit us one evening.
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| Lorna and Jeff |
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