Metro = WEIRD.

Ever been to Disney before? I saw a whole TV special once about the day it first opened...blah blah.

For those of you who have never been there, don't bother going JUST YET. Why? Cause the DC Metrorail system is exactly like that Space Mountain ride thing. (But way cheaper, and no people in dumb mice costumes.)

Courtesy of the Fang Cam:



And could this place be more confusing? Lotsa different colors, weird names (What the HECK is a "Ferragut?"), intersecting lines. . .this probably looks like something from inside of Max's head when she gets those wacked-out headaches.

WHAT DOES THIS EVEN MEAN?!

Gotta jet and get back down there before it closes. We have an odd feeling that our beloved tree house is being watched a little too closely, if you know what I mean.

-Fang.

Stay clear of the closing doors...to your hideout!

What do ya know? ...The Metro closes at midnight. (Thanks, public transportation dudes.) We did, however, find an alternative hideout in a cool little tree house, located in a nearby ritzy suburb. If this is the TREE HOUSE, I wonder what the inside of the HOUSE, HOUSE looks like! This thing is uber-sweet.

Scoring this place wasn't easy. It's not like there's a realtor for bird kid temporary housing we could call. We had to crisscross all over the map until we spotted it overhead.

300 miles in 12 hours isn't something I ever want to go through again, especially when I'm forced to carry Nudge's sleeping body for the last leg of it. Not cool.

I sound like an old man, but I need a nap.

-Fang.

VA is for BIRD KIDS!

Nudge makes good flying company. Didn't talk as much as I thought she would - which, you know, is a lot. (A whole lot.)

Our first stop was in Arlington, VA. Landed under the cover of night so that no one would see 2 kids with wings dropping from the sky. A much more incognito approach. Remember: This is a reconnaissance mission, people.

To keep this whole undercover theme going, we decided to canvas the area on foot. Our first stop is too far to walk, so we're gonna try this "Metro" thing out and, hopefully, find a temporary hide out while we're down here.

-Fang.

P.S. Internet cafes rock.

P.P.S. Pictures soon. ...Dumb camera.

Prepare for boarding. . .

I pulled the shortest straw - so I'm flying with Fang. We're gonna take LOTS of pictures of everything to show the rest of the Flock when we get back to NYC.

At least this trip isn't as long as the flight from California. I almost fell asleep when I was flying that time!! Eek!!

Wish us luck!! ;-)

~NuDgE

It's game time.

Well, we finally have a game plan.

After Nudge managed to walk smack into a book stack and send the whole thing crashing down, we weren't too quick to make friends with the librarian. Thankfully, we brought Angel along to "talk" her into it. [Wink, wink.] With her help, we found some road maps and even some aerial shots of the locations we're going to scout out.

The best route is probably flying south, using the New Jersey Turnpike as a guide. When we approach Baltimore, we'll fly over the ports and into Virginia. Seems simple enough. I hope it doesn't rain like last time. (See: Old blogs if you don't remember my idiocy, cause I sure haven't forgotten it.)

It may be best to split into teams to make this whole thing go faster. (And, you know, not have to stop for six bathroom breaks.)

Time to stop and get some soda. 1. Cause I'm thirsty, and 2. Cause I need to get a bunch of straws to pull to see who's flying with me.

-Fang.