Anchors aweigh, my boys, anchors aweigh…Today we toured the Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD.
It is home to the largest dormitory building in the world, a building with eight wings. The three pictures you see below are all different parts of the same building. As you can see, it was equally as impressive inside.
We saw the crypt where the body of John Paul Jones, an officer of the Continental Navy of the American Revolution, is entombed. (Ask your kids about that story.)
Of course, the most beautiful building on campus is the Naval Academy Chapel where we all gathered at the end of our tours and sang America, the Beautiful.
An interesting note about the glass in the done of the chapel which appears blue from the outside and clear from the inside. The glass was made in Germany. During WWII the factory was bombed and the formula for the glass was lost forever. When replacement is necessary, panes of blue glass have been used.
Of course, at the end of our tour we once again sang America, the Beautiful for the staff and guests in the visitor center.
After the Naval Academy and a stop for lunch we headed to Mt. Vernon, the home of President George Washington.
After Mt. Vernon about half of the group went to the Smithsonian Institution’s American History Museum before returning to the hotel.
Gathering for prayer and praise led by Caleb Harrison, we spent our last night in D.C. as a group giving testimony to the good things God has done so far on our journey. This is an incredible group of young people that stands out from the crowd everywhere we go. They live out the words they sang last night, Let what we do in here fill the streets out there.
Daily devotion for Sat 6-5
