The day started out very nicely. JAgdish and Jim went to Rochester to get the car oil and filter changed and the friendly mechanic not only checked and added the oil but also added wiper fluid and checked everything. He did not take any money and just said thank you for coming and have a nice trip. Is this Karma Kitchen stuff happening over in mid west?Any ways, Jim drove us around in the Van and our first stop was Lark Toys. Amazing place. Lots of hand made toys for little kids as well as big kids, as you can see from the next picture. We also shopped for the marbles, they had so much variety that it was hard to choose from.
The carousal ride for one dollar was fun. All the animals are hand carved and painted. I rode the dragon.
Our next atop was National Eagle Center in Wabasha. This is a cute city on the Mississippi banks and the Eagle center has educational talks about Eagle and had few big Eagles that they had rescued. This is the biggest Eagle habitat ( besides Alaska) but they almost went extinct in 1960s due to the use of DDT . The population is coming back now. My picture is with real live Eagle and not a photo shop thing.
This is us at the banks of Mississippi. It was windy but pretty. We did have lunch at a local country place where the owner ( woman) had shot a black bear and it was there ( stuffed). It was fun to watch locals come and talk about farms and stuff.
We went for a drive along the river and I saw the signs for fireworks for sale. Jim and Becky were kind enough to drive us extra miles to get to the shop and we are well stocked for the fireworks for Diwali for this year. I am excited about this.
This is us at the banks of Mississippi. It was windy but pretty. We did have lunch at a local country place where the owner ( woman) had shot a black bear and it was there ( stuffed). It was fun to watch locals come and talk about farms and stuff.
We went for a drive along the river and I saw the signs for fireworks for sale. Jim and Becky were kind enough to drive us extra miles to get to the shop and we are well stocked for the fireworks for Diwali for this year. I am excited about this. Back home, Jim cooked excellent Mexican dinner and then we went for a walk. This is their home from outside. The weather got really clear and wind died down so we had a pleasant walk and saw the house all lighted up at night....very cool.
So, Becky and I are saying good night for now. I will miss being with them from tomorrow but we will see them soon. Good night.
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