We were up at 7am to be ready to head out at 8.30am for our trip out to Mt Vernon - the estate home of George Washington, America's first President.
We firstly watched two short films about George Washington's life and his achievemnts. Next we walked around his vast estate which comprised of five farms. When he first married his wife Martha her only had 50 slaves but amassed over 360 slaves at the time of his dath. Washington was Commander of the American Army before becoming President and he was also an extremely successful gentleman farmer and he loved new technology.
We also did the "National Treaure 2" tour and we had a fabulous guide named Lori who showed us many places throughout the estate which we "out of bounds" to the general public and also showed us the many "flaws" with the National Treasure 2" movie which had been shot mainly at the estate. It was a great tour and Lori made it extremely memorable for us.
We went on the Potomac River cruise whilst at Mt Vernon but we ran out of time to visit the Gristmill which is a milland and distillery (we were informed that ther were no free alcholic samples!). We were back late to the hotel, we were all really tired and feeling the effects of all the sightseeing that this wonderful city has to offer.
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