C&O Canal Weekend

We spent the weekend at a canal house on the C&O canal in Maryland, right outside of DC. We had a wonderful time at lock house 10. There are five old lock keepers quarters that have been refurbished by the National Parks Service. This house dates back to the 1860s and was refurbished to the mid-1930s when it would have been updated by the Civilian Conservation Corps. The CCC was very active in the region around the canal when it first became a National Park.

The house had electricity and running water, but no TV or radio or telephones. The weather was really great this weekend. O had a great time playing out on the porch, in the yard and walking along the tow path and down by the river. I wish I had some pictures of him collecting pine cones in the yard with his dump truck. He was determined to clean up every pine cone in the yard.

Here he is building with lincoln logs, hiking in the woods, eating dinner with Mommy,

playing music with Daddy and feeding Kristen some of his famous soup:

The kitchen was my favorite part of the house.


Kristen stayed with us on Saturday night - O had a lot of fun with her as always.
We have been meaning to stay at one of these houses since we first learned about them not long after we moved to DC. Luckily for us, our friends who booked this weekend were unable to use it, and offered us their booking. Thanks Marcus and Bea!