Someone once wrote that the reason Washington DC was chosen as a location for the seat of power was because the uncomfortably clammy climate made living there almost unbearable leaving only those who had a passion for politics remaining to govern the country. Having spent a rather pleasant day wandering around the various monuments I can only imagine the overbearing humidity and heat of a Washington summer - a glimpse of which was felt as evening approached. Driving into the capital was reasonably straight-forward, for some reason the roads have been given letters as names, most odd, but it did make sense after a while. Security around the capital, while present, wasn't over bearing; the highest security presence being situated, as expected, ontop of the White House. Washington D.C caters very well for the tourist, with most of the tourist attractions open for free to the general public. Unfortunately for us, the hurricane had pretty much wiped out most of the power in the D.C area so we found it quite difficult to find a motel for the evening, eventually we drove 30/40 miles outside of Washington before we found any place which was reasonably priced and available rooms. It must be noted that the picture of the Whitehouse was taken rather hurriedly by myself as MikeI decided to block traffic in the "van", much to the annoyance of the local police. Only Mike could p*ss off the cops in the middle of D.C. infront of the number one terrorist target of the Western World. At least I was holding the camera if the attractive (female, I must add) officer with a gun decided to put a cap in his ass. Here are some pictures from the walkabout.