Washington Day 5 - Sickness

Yesterday a brake warning light appeared on the Chevy Impala that we had hired. I called the car rental company (Advantage) and was told to call the place where we had hired the car and picked it up - Reagan Airport. I called and they said return the car for a replacement. We cannot do that today because we have to be in Baltimore in early afternoon and Robbie's cough is getting worse, so the first port of call this morning is Urgent Care. There are understandable concerns about the cost because we are not in the state where the insurance was bought. We have breakfast, then Karen and Robert take Robbie to Urgent Care. Jo and I stay at the hotel and I begin typing my blog into the laptop. Forgetting part of the equipment required to run the technology is clearly inherited, Karen hasn't got the power supply, so that may be my only go.
Just as Jo and I go for a walk, Robbie returns and it is good news, only the drugs are chargeable, so everyone is happy.  The run to get to Baltimore begins. We get petrol (gas) and a few essentials from Safeway, then we have lunch at Noodles and Company, a basic 'order at the counter' restaurant. The food is good. Then it is off to Baltimore for Karen's appointment with the government. We find the building easily enough thanks to Google maps. Parking is just around the corner, we come out of the car park (garage) through a door that is right next to the main entrance. We waited inside for Karen, there was not long to wait, but Robbie was not happy and could not settle. Even when Karen returned he remained upset. Rather than explore Baltimore we returned to base and left Karen and Robert to settle Robbie, I borrowed their laptop and typed in a few days blogs. That's it for the laptop now, only 25% of battery left.
Jo and I went for a walk around the shops just to get out of the room, we were offered some free samples at the tea shop. I did not like the Chai, the flavor is gone even as you swallow the tea. We met in California Tortilla for tea. It's another 'order at the counter' restaurant serving food that is unfamiliar to us. They had a special offer 'spin the wheel', on certain dishes, so even though the options on the wheel were quite limited, we ended up with some different thongs to try, which made the meal more interesting. After eating a good meal we walked around the craft store for a while then headed to bed.