US Trip 2024: A cold 4th of July in Duluth

I arrived in the US on 4th of July, the US's most celebrated holiday, in the city of Duluth, north of Minnesota. 

First, I rented a car in the airport for only a day - my plan was vitising Frank Lloyd Wright's gas station in Cloquet, a small town nearby. 

I spent most of the day with a guy I met at the hostel, which was very nice, since he knew most of the city and the good spots for ice-creams and burguers. 

I did a an-hour sketch of the Aerial Lift Bridge of Duluth, a colossal steel structure with gigantic counter weights which impressed me very much. The bridge was inaugurated in 1930.

We got a beer and a hamburguer and moved on to the park to watch the fire-works. It was a great first day. 

 

The next day would be busy, so I wanted to go to bed as early as possible. I would move to Madeline Island, for the so waited week course.

New Zealand - Part III: Sky Drawing

On a sunny afternoon, before the symposium started, I went to the Sky Tower, a stunning construction that takes you up to 186 meter high and has lots of attractions. 

I went there because I love being at heights, in first place. I didn't know I would have enough time plus find a good spot to sketch. But I did, even though I had to gave up of a first attempt because someone bumped into me, causing me to make a scratch on the paper - fortunately it was at the beggining! I just turned the page over and restarted...

Anyways, I did a very quick sketch for my standards, with a ballpoint pen.