Monday, 15 August

I had an excellent sleep and rose at 9am. I cooked 3 boiled eggs, 2 fat slices of toast, 3 strips of bacon I’d bought at the markets and the other half of the tomato.

I wanted to fill myself up in preparation for the big day of visiting museums I’d planned out.

I walked to the Air and Space Museum and got there just as it opened at 10am. I had allowed myself to spend as long as I needed here.

It was an amazing museum with countless historical airplanes and space ships and other equipment that had a place in the history of flight.

Some of the highlights were seeing the first satellite; Sputnik.

A section dedicated to the Wright Brothers with information about their first flight and the original propeller from mans first flight. This was the propeller used to make the first flight by man!

A number of fighter jet planes and great displays about how jet engines work.

The Apollo 11 reentry module.

Earharts plane.

There were many other aircrafts on display both government (NASA, Military) and privately designed. The X-1 was the first plane to break to sound barrier!

I left around 3pm and fixed myself a subway foot long for 5 usd.

I then visited the American National History museum and the History of America museum.

There was a great collection of Dinosaurs skeletons including a t-rex!

The Hope Diamond was also on display.

And so too Stradivari quartet!

I returned home around 7pm, visiting the supermarket and buying some ingredients for another big meal.

I made a mixed bean salad with red beans, beetroot, yellow capsicum, a corn, and some red onion. I used a generous amount of spice and red peppers that were lying around. I thought I might as well get used to hot Mexican food!

I slowly cooked a large chicken breast. The chicken must have been on steroids as it was huge! I threw in the oven the rest of the sweet potato, red onions and beetroot. It was a filling meal, made better by skyping Grammy at the same time. I think she was very surprised to get a phone call from me! We had a long chat.

Duo hostel was fairly comfy and had a good mix of people. I hung out with them before having another early night. Tomorrow was a big day – finally heading to New Mexico!