Lake Chelan: Mikayla voices her opinions

Here is my video interview with Mikayla during our final afternoon at Lake Chelan.

For your convenience, a transcript & explanatory footnotes follow the video.



Video Transcript:

Eric (E): "So, Mikayla, what did you think of our vacation in Lake Chelan?"
Mikayla (M): "It was pretty fun. The water slides were fun, but I saw a duck get killed today."
E: "Oh. That's horrible. How did you feel about that?"
M: "You know."
E: "What was your favorite part of your vacation?"
M: "Water slides."
E: "Oh yeah? What else?"
M: "And the water trampoline."
E: "Uh huh. Would you ever want to come here again?"
M: "Maybe."
E: "Hmmmm. Where would you like to take a different vacation?"
M: "Hawaii or Arizona."
E: "I see. Anything else you would like to say to the camera?"
M: "Yeah. Bugs."
E: "What about bugs?"
M: "Bugs infestation everywhere."
E: "Oh. How do you keep them out of your room?"
M: "Ya don't."
E: "Is that it?"
M: "Yeah. No! No. You have to see the ducks. The mean duck that killed my little duckling."
{Camera zooms to water trampoline where ducks were last seen swimming, but no longer in sight}
E: "The duck is missing. We'll get a picture tomorrow."
M: "Wait! That lady's got a red face. That lady has a red face."
E: "That lady {indistinguishable}"
M: "{indistinguishable}
E: "Anything else?"
M: "No. Goodbye camera."

Footnotes:
Re: Bugs
We aren't sure what they were... gnats, no-see-ums, fruit flies... it doesn't matter, but there were millions upon millions of these buggers hanging around town. They were very noticeable near Darnell's in the evening. During our second night we made the mistake of leaving the patio door open to help cool down the living room. This allowed millions of these bugs to infest our quarters. They all congregated around the lights but would then perish and drop dead on top of the table, or straight to the kitchen floor. Blech. We learned our lesson about keeping the doors closed to keep these buggers out.

Re: Ducks
While playing at the beach on Thursday, Mikayla witnessed a mother duck and her five ducklings attack a lone duckling on the beach. It was a cruel lesson in 'natural selection' and 'survival of the fittest'. Mikayla and another girl tried unsuccessfully to separate the lone duck from its attackers. We were able to offer the lone duckling a nice beach burial and some heart felt words.

Re: Lady with the red face
At that time there was a lady sitting at the end of the dock and her skin looked unusually red. It was due to the sunset which was occurring across the lake and was casting a warm yellow/orange/reddish glow over the area.

Re: indistinguishable commentary
This might have been due to a camera issue, but neither Mikayla or I could figure out what we said. I expect it was something along the lines of the sunset causing the red glow on the girls face.

Related Lake Chelan posts:
Lake Chelan: 2009 Vacation Video Slideshow
Lake Chelan: Alexia voices her opinions
Lake Chelan: Grown-up view

~E