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11 Sleigh Ride, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. The consensus was that the reindeer sleighs were more comfortable than the husky sleds, but less comfortable than the snowmobiles. Perhaps less exciting than either, but more sociable and definitely more relaxing.

12 Lassoo Bear, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. This poor fellow had to stand out in the cold and suffer tourists continually throwing ropes at his head. I don’t think anyone actually caught him, though!

13 Chilling, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. Overall, I think my favourite part of the trip was just chilling (in both senses of the word!) and enjoying the scenery. What an amazing place!

LostInTheVoid, originally uploaded by Dave Durant. Normal service will be resumed as soon as I’ve worked out how to materialise in the nearest convenient matter-based dimension…

DCNA 0, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. Our last day in Washington brought us to the US National Arboretum. We started and ended our tour at the R Street Gate and must have walked several miles. The weather was glorious and there were lots of interesting and attractive plants to see.

DCNA 1, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. These columns were originally part of the facade on the Capitol Building, but were replaced when a new wing was added. They brought them to the Arboretum to make this rather odd, but quite striking, display.

DCNA 3, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. There was quite a jungle in some places – the range of types of plants was really huge.

DCNA 2, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. The pagoda in the Chinese garden was perfect for a bit of light meditation.

DCNA 4, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. We found a lovely little wooden seating area in the Conifers section. I never knew there were so many kinds of conifers – it took us quite some time to wander round them all. All in all, the National Arboretum was a lovely end to our trip and well…

DCAS 0, originally uploaded by Aloysius_Flyte. The orange line shows our route on our second day in Washington, again starting and ending in the top right corner where the H is marked. We didn’t cover as much ground as the day before, but we spent more time at each of the stops.