6419 The trip home, by water, wheel and sneaker.

[scottobear]

Took the long route home, by water bus. Stopped off at the pet store, and got Newtie a little present of fresh cat grass seed, and a fountain soda for myself (a root beer with vanilla ice cream float at the used bookstore, to be precise.)

There was a tour group on the water bus, so the captain gave some guide talk... I didn't realize that in the 30s they made the first three Johnny Weissmuller Tarzan flicks just up the street from my house in an (at the time) undeveloped area of the New River. Also saw Jay Leno's tourist place, and Lee Majors's home. Funny, I've never seen the actors when out and about. (I did see James Coburn, once, though, a few years back.)

It was fairly overcast and cool today, but not so much that I'd call it brisk.

The Bus stop where it picks up, on the river walk. That Pink Bridge is Andrews Ave.


I can't express how huge this thing looked in person. I can say that it has an elevator inside, though.


The water was like glass... I think we were the only ones creating any wake.


Weird Cartoon-face Graffito in the ally by the bookstore.


And Another, very probably by the same artist, near the pet shop.

Pretty neat view from "the bus". The ride's free with my monthly metro pass. Maybe I'll see what an outing at night looks like.

Newt's toy was a tiger-striped banana of fabric with yarn eyes sewn on, and filled with some sort of Nip. He's digging it.