The ride up and out to Newark was for the most part pretty fun. We opened Owen's new version of Zelda, Phantom Hourglass, and until the batteries ran out, we had fun together playing it. Owen enjoyed takeoff, liked being in the plane, but mentioned some dizziness as we climbed to 37,000 feet.
Owen on the plane:
It was the landing into Newark New York that was the killer. As we began our descent, Owen's ears started hurting a lot. One especially. I gave him some arnica for the pain and tried without success to teach him to gently pop his ears. Suddenly, he was discussing being sick, and out came the bags.
Suffice it to say that the entire half bag of tortilla chips, and a few other things eaten earlier on were probably not a great idea. The shirt, the pants and the backpacks all fell victim. lol!!
Once it was all over he felt much better, of course, and I had a little box of wipes and some kleenex to work with, so I didn't feel much better; we were landing and had another plane to catch in 45 minutes across the airport.
Once thankfully off that plane, we changed Owen's shirt, got everything as clean as possible, and then we enjoyed the view across the water of New York City, standing golden in the sunshine. It looked different to me... last time I saw it there were two big towers there, that were missing... even after all this time.
On to the next flight on an empty stomach and we did much better! :) As we took off, the plane turned and out the window across from us the green lady, statue of liberty stood there. That was awesome, even for only a moment.
We arrived in DC at about 4:30 pm... right about when rush hour began. Steamy hot, and crowded, we found our way to the Metro station, got our tickets, and took the train on towards the hotel. A few stops later, crowded cars with people riding home after work, a transfer to from the yellow line to the green line, and we reached our stop.
Up the enormously tall escalator, and we hit the air. Like a wave of almost damp heat. 90 degrees, feels like 105? And we walked, suitcase dragging behind us, through these unfamiliar streets, trying to navigate to our hotel. Good thing people were friendly. Every person we talked to also learned about the rally. Raising awareness!
We reached our hotel, the Channel Inn, on the water front, not too far away from the hub of DC activity and all those great old buildings and massive museums!
Our view from the Channel Inn (not great, but Owen liked the pool and the cranes):
Finally, we could kick off our shoes, drop our bags, clean up poor Owen, and eat some real food. The restaurant obliged Owen's request for extra crispy french fries, and after some food and a long shower, we collapsed into bed! I think Owen was asleep in less than 30 seconds!! lol!! Took me a few more minutes.
Tomorrow would be the museums and a look around town! This is unschooling at its finest.
~~Mim
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