USMC Evening Parade

So, last night we went up to the Marine Barracks at 8th & I in Washington DC to see the Evening Parade. We actually chose to drive up and take the free shuttle over from the parking area, rather than take the metro. Why not, its free other than gas. We got there relatively easily, the directions they provided were great. We had to be in our seats fairly early, so we sat there for a little while, and then the sky decided to open up and it poured. We finally decided to run for cover when we started to hear thunder. They have covered areas that people could wait in, so we took cover there and waited for a while.

Isabella had fun enjoying a banana with Aunt Linda while we waited for the rain to stop. I'm not sure if you can tell how wet Ken is or not, but he was the most soaked of all of us.


The rain eventually stopped and we returned to our seats. And this was a great sunset we got while we waited for the parade to start.



Isabella watching the band. She's wearing a t-shirt of Linda's that was dry. It was basically a dress on her, but it was dry. (Sorry about the finger on the lens)


This is about the only good shot I got of the parade. As you can see, it was dark and the lighting wasn't the greatest for pictures. This is the USMC Band.