Sunday, May 15th.  Just walked around town.  Visited souvenir shops, had a reindeer dog, sat in the park.  The city has its history written on many walls and signposts.  I didn’t go to the museums because they appeared to be more art than history.  I wasn’t in the mood.

It’s clear the city is preparing for summer.  Three stores were training new employees.

Went over to the seaplane lake to watch some takeoffs and landings.  They’ve really got to put the pedal to the metal to get up.  The lake is adjoining the real airport, which must make air traffic controllers nervous.

Learned that the large mosquitos are preferred to the not-out-yet small ones.  Easier to kill.  It’s been years since I’ve had to deal with mosquitos.  I’ve got to say that this new bug repellent is vastly better than the old stuff.  They hover, but they don’t land.  The old stuff would smell bad and work worse.

Few pictures today.  Tomorrow I’m doing a train-boat-train tour.  I should be loaded with pics.

Made in Davenport, Iowa. I had lunch there last month!