On the Point

Biking Beauty?
Originally uploaded by jmsmall2005.

Last weekend we loaded up our car with bikes, picnic equipment, and books and drove down to southern Maryland. Destination: St. Michael's Manor. The bed and breakfast is 200 years old and perched right on the edge of Point Lookout State Park. Point Lookout was once a Union prisoner-of-war camp, and we biked on a thin sliver of land between the Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay. In the afternoon we visited St. Mary's City, the first settlement in Maryland, and we ended our visit with a canoe trip, ala Lewis and Clark. It was really peaceful and relaxing...and especially nice to not have to take a plane :).

Of course, by now we are amazing plane travelers. The highlight of Jason's week was when TSA announced that we can take liquids on planes again. He dug through his travel bag with unbelievable excitement to make sure that everything he owns is under 3 ounces...