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Day 5 March of Dimes Walk, Fort Tour, Awards Ceremony, Shenanigans

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The day started early and HOT.  We went to the March of Dimes Walk for Babies at the convention center where over 1000 people walked and raised money for awareness and funding for premature babies, health care for expectant mothers, and research for infants. This infant was 2lbs 4 oz when born.  The parents walked with us. She was showing the first size diaper and sleepers he wore. Next we boarded another bus to tour around Baltimore communities, churches, and learn in depth about the "Star Spangled Banner".  The inside of Ft. McHenry and the story of the battle in 1814 was very interesting.  We learned the flag had 15 stars and 15 stripes and you can tell which due to the red stripe right under the blue starred piece. Every 10 minutes the troops shot a cannon.  It was very loud. Then we ate dinner early at Phillips, famous for crab. Then we headed back to the hotel to change and back
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Day 4 - Adventures in Baltimore and DC

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Day 4 revealed no pressure to compete, so Josh and his family went to the Library of Congress in DC., an impromptu tour of the Capital and even got to see the President's helicopter land. Here's a few shots of their adventures in DC. Hanna and Kate were off shopping for the day downtown.  It was hot but I went exploring the different neighborhoods by water taxi and then took a cruise around the harbor.  Here are a few pictures: USS Constellation Last submarine to bomb Japanese during WWII Very large ship prop used as art Ft. McHenry from the water. Key Bridge Shipping containers  Navy battleship Under Armour Headquarters Domino Sugar plant The sign is 100 ft x 70 ft and the dot in the "i" can fit a Volkswagen bus in it.
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