This last Independence Day I had the pleasure of enjoying in our nation's capital: beautiful Washington, D.C.! I had been in D.C. about a month or so before the 4th for a regatta with the rowing team and instantly fell in love with the city. While there, I met a couple of gents from the DC Strokes crew, one of which invited me to come for the 4th. Ironically, he is not an American but from New Zealand... so, I was being toured around the US capital by a New Zealander (Kiwi, as you will) for the 4th of July weekend... kinda cool.
While visiting, I went on a long motorcycle ride out to the Grand Falls in Virginia (on the back of an amazing Ducati bike), had dinner with an Australian, Canadian, and said Kiwi (all who are great peeps), went swimming at an embassy, got to meet up with the DC Strokes guys again, went to an Artist Market, visited Alexandria (beautifully historic), went dancing, and had amazing food and company.
One of the highlights of the weekend was watching the fire works on the mall. It was amazing weather and surprisingly, not nearly as crowded as I expected. We ended up watching the show from ~100M from the Washington Monument. It was an great evening and it felt incredibly 'American'. I loved it!
I thank you, Kane, for a great weekend and all the touring around you did for me! You were a very gracious host and I hope that we remain in good contact and hope to visit you in New Zealand when you get settled again!
While visiting, I went on a long motorcycle ride out to the Grand Falls in Virginia (on the back of an amazing Ducati bike), had dinner with an Australian, Canadian, and said Kiwi (all who are great peeps), went swimming at an embassy, got to meet up with the DC Strokes guys again, went to an Artist Market, visited Alexandria (beautifully historic), went dancing, and had amazing food and company.
One of the highlights of the weekend was watching the fire works on the mall. It was amazing weather and surprisingly, not nearly as crowded as I expected. We ended up watching the show from ~100M from the Washington Monument. It was an great evening and it felt incredibly 'American'. I loved it!
I thank you, Kane, for a great weekend and all the touring around you did for me! You were a very gracious host and I hope that we remain in good contact and hope to visit you in New Zealand when you get settled again!
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