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Surfing DC After waking to a call from Paul (Our Washington DC contact who was super keen to show us a good time) we hit the road and headed south to the nations capitol. We had truck troubles (surprise!) and met Paul at a mechanic in Fairfax, Virginia, just outside DC. Abe our friendly mechanic said he would take car of our truck and get us on the road ASAP. From there we headed to the train station and picked up Russ, the boating expert. He had taken the day off work to surf in Washington, something you don’t do everyday! So he revved the little dinghy, we grabbed rope, surfboards and wetsuits and cruised out on the Potomac River, where rumor has it the male fish actually lay eggs as a result of pollution or something along those lines. We thought that was funny, and the locals thought we were funny for thinking that was funny. So we cruised around in the Potomac’s frigid waters, directly outside the Abraham Lincoln Memorial. It was a great time and we even convinced Russ to hop in and surf for a while! Paul was feeling a little crook so we let him rest up, but he still had a massive smile over his face! From surfing we headed out to dinner at a fancy restaurant and Paul’s native cuisine, Indian. The food was delishamous and we sat around sharing stories and cracking jokes! When the waiter offered the desert menues we gave him one look and he instantly knew none of us could fit in another bite. From there we cruised back to Russ’s house... which is on water. He lives in the harbour in a knarley yacht, and has done so for 3 years. He’s a water guy, and loves anything to do with surfing, boating and the ocean in general. We chilled out for a while then the eyelids started getting heavy so we cruised back to Paul’s shantey. Headed off to bed, knowing full well that the alarm was set for 6:30am! Big day tomorrow! Washington Surfers, S & J