tour of north america and canada

[olivia]

the following cryptic clues relate to towns, attractions etc. visited on a tour of n.america, any help appreciated,

1. A salmon (one caught in Swedish waters) this one is near Los Angeles

2. To turn aside, block or evade, French town.  this one is near Philadelphia

3. WEAN CARE. this is an anagram, again in the Philadelphia, New York area

4. A bay; A small fortress. Somewhere near Las Vegas

5. Lose a key from the pivot and mix. Near Los Angeles,

Number 1. and 5. may relate to an airport in the area?

best of luck

[Quizmonster]

1. LAX is the code for Los Angeles airport and also the Swedish word for 'salmon'.

[olivia]

you're a star quizmonster

[Quizmonster]

5 is also LAX. Another word for 'pivot' is 'axle'. Remove the 'E' for the key of E in music and mix the remaining letters for 'LAX'.
I thought for a while that I was supposed to be looking for two different LA airports.

[olivia]

stay with it quizmonster, I've been struggling with these last few clues for a couple of weeks

[Quizmonster]

2. Parryville is a town in Pennsylvania, so relatively near Philadelphia. As in fencing, 'parry' means to turn aside a thrust and 'ville' is, of course the word for 'town' in French.

[olivia]

Are you sure you didn't set this quiz, Quizmonster

[Quizmonster]

I'm struggling with the remaining two at the moment, Olivia, so I'll have to leave them for today. I hope someone with better local knowledge comes along to help.

[olivia]

thanks for your help

[olivia]

If it is any help, the answer to question 4 is somewhere  between Las Vegas and Monroe, its obvious that your atlas is better than mine