Today was quite the eventful and awesome day! I got to sleep in until 11am and then we walked to the Metro station, it was very hilly so my wheelchair was a bit of challenge, but we got there in one piece. I must say, riding the Metro in a wheelchair is both scary and awesome, I get to ride the elevator and get on and off first, but I obviously don't have a seat and have to be wedged in this weird little area near the door so I have to brace myself and hold onto the poll for dear life so I don't fall over. It's pretty fun once you get the hang of it, but the first few minutes are a bit stressful and the starts and stops try to make me topple over...
After the ride we were still a ways from the museum, so we did some walking and figured out that there's some sort of music or folk festival in town, so we got to jam to some nice live music and smell tasty food while on our walk. And, as soon as we were through that, we walked by a farmers market of some sorts, so that was neat. I haven't gone to a farmers market yet in my life, but from what I've heard and today seen, they look like neat places to go.
Then, things got a little interesting....
I always carry a knife on my person, I've done this for years so I don't really think about it anymore or notice when I have one. Usually this isn't a problem, most people don't really notice it, but in D.C. you're not really supposed to be armed... Fortunately, I remembered that I had one before I went through the detector so it wasn't found by a security guard or a cop. But, when I talked to the guard he said that he couldn't hold it for me or anything and would have to put it in my car or hotel room. So then we were faced with a little challenge, who would go back to put the knife away? My body wasn't up for another trip on the Metro, there are a lot of bumps and jostles, and they didn't want to leave me alone in the city, so eventually we decided GT would run back and put it away.
And with that, I'll let GT talk about the rest of our day
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