After Elko we had a wonderful visit with cousins Laura and Chris in Portola CA followed by two amazing days in Yosemite. We’ll write about those experiences and add lots of pix in the next few days, because we now have 4 days to rest and explore the SF bay area while staying with our dear friend Diana. Some of you may remember Diana as the tall beauty in the red dress who sang at our wedding nearly 19 years ago. We are thrilled to have this time to stay in one place for several days, slow down just a bit, and enjoy the cool climate and all the fun and wonderful things to see and do here. We have some plans already and are scheduling meet-ups with cousins and friends.
Hallelujah! 4000 miles and almost three weeks from the start, we are roughly at the midpoint of our travels. The car has performed perfectly and we are all getting along and all tremendously giddy with enjoyment and gratitude for the opportunity.
View from our window in SF Mission district
Dalia has embraced map-reading and helping with navigation – very necessary as the parks and remote areas often have no cell phone or wifi services. She is also very engaged with seeking out places to visit and things to do, while remaining flexible when plans need to adjust to reality.
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What a joy to hear that you’ve traveled 4000 miles and are still enthusiastic and all talking to each other. If I can still remember correctly from 1962(55 years ago!) when we did this trip together, Noel & Julie were not what you’d call cordial with each other at this point after sitting together in the back seat of a rambler station wagon for 2 weeks and camping out with sleeping bags(we didn’t have air mattresses then) each night. Have fun in San Francisco and send our regards to Diana, who we remember fondly.
Yesterday we got root beer at an A&W drive-thru (in Carson City) as we did numerous times in 1962. Dalia said it was the best root beer ever😀