Did you know? The Washington Monument is the tallest free-standing stone structure in the world at 555 feet. I didn't know this either until Audrey and I made it the site of the 1st of 6 challenges -- "Biggest and Best" -- on our @lonelyplanet #myweekendwanderlust video shoot. We made our way from Washington, DC to the Eastern Shore area of Maryland and Virginia in the new #FordExplorer so we could accomplish it all in two days. I'd once lived in the district and call Northern Virginia a second home. So I thought I knew this area pretty well. However, this series of challenges offered new experiences, destinations and perspectives as we explored with our travelers' eyes wide open.
DJ Enferno toured with Madonna, and mixes and creates for crowds of 50k people, around the world. But the crowd pictured here might be his biggest challenge yet. Kid Creator, his passion project, aims to help kids learn about and create their own music, and see it digitally, too. We connected with @DJEnferno (aka, Eric Jao) to accomplish the 2nd of 6 challenges on our @lonelyplanet #myweekendwanderlust video shoot: “Meet a Celebrity.” In the course of a one-hour session he harnessed the creativity and talent of an 8-year old songwriter and the instrumental work of a cast of students someday worthy of the clubs where he plays. Not only did these kids leave inspired and empowered, but so did we — as we admired what Eric does to revolutionize music education with children in the Washington, DC area.
Storm front -- Silver Beach, Virginia. Eastern Shore / Chesapeake Bay. The site of what was supposed to be our evening picnic. If we laid down a tablecloth and veggies, they would have been carried to the sky. Everyone — photographers, videographers, and we — were thrilled though. The light was wild and electric, bolts rained down in the distance, the wind whipped up, and the sky changed lustrous and earthen colors. This was not your average storm. So we ran up and down the beach and took it all in. The object in the distance is actually a working lighthouse, the Rappahannock Shoal Channel South Range Rear. Kinda’ necessary during storms like these.
