The inspiration for this trip is a Rowing Luncheon in Philadelphia, and excellent Museum Exhibits in Norfolk and Washington!
Day Two
277 actual miles today; left Super 8, Newark, DE at 7 AM, met John and Lonnie at 7 PM.
It is good to see another of my "road buddies" at the Pennsylvania Rest Stop:
I parked on Schuylkill River Drive, up from the Boathouses, but about a mile down from the racecourse. They sure have a nice place to row!
I took a fun selfie with Jack Kelly (John B. Kelly, Sr.):
And it was GREAT to see the Lightweight Varsity beat Navy by open water:
I walked back to the Boathouse
and then into town to The Barnes Foundation
They have a "no photos" policy, but they have an excellent website, with images. There are literally hundreds of paintings on display, including:
Paul Cézanne (French, 1839–1906) [67]
Henri Matisse (French, 1869–1954) [59]
Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973) [46]
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841–1919) [181]
Henri Rousseau (French, 1844–1910) [18]
Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640) [3]
Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890) [7]
Joan Miró (Spanish, 1893–1983) [3]
Amedeo Modigliani (Italian, 1884–1920) [14]
Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926) [4]
(yes, that means they do have 181 paintings by Renoir)
My favorites are a very nice Canaletto:
and a couple by Amedeo Modigliani:
I walked back up to the car - I did all this walking because on any given Saturday, Philadelphia is mobbed by pedestrians - Walk For this, Bike For that, Run For this and that. If you find a parking spot, keep it. I wound up walking 8.78 miles!
Then up to a Lightweight Crew Luncheon (and Speeches) in the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia (VERY NICE)
I was looking at the Speaker - I don't know what those two guys are looking at!!
And then 4-and-1/2 hours to get to John and Lonnie at a German Restaurant in Fredericksburg (it was celebrating The Asparagus Festival), and then a good night's sleep back at their place. Thank You God for a Great Day!
Music today was albums:
I wanted to hear John Lee Hooker doing "Boom Boom" (NCIS: New Orleans theme song) - it sounded GREAT (New Millennium Blues Party, released in 2000). I just kept it on, and the next song was Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble "Flood Down in Texas" - if Houston keeps flooding, I'm going to keep listening to this music!
and, of course, the rest of the album was great too!
Greatest Hits Vol. 2 by Stevie Ray Vaughan, 1999
Playboy Jazz After Dark (2 cds) by various artists, 2003
The Definitive Rod Stewart (cd #1) by Rod Stewart, 2009
Shameless Plug: if you enjoy this blog, you may like my other one about Hiking the 4,000 footers in New Hampshire (I have done 41-of-48 thru October 2015)
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