R & R in CA, Part 1

Simba, after a hard day of playing.

We have been in Pacifica, California now for about 3 weeks and have been enjoying the company and hospitality of Ellyn's sister, Laura, and her husband, Jay. They live only about 2 blocks from the RV park so we have been able to bother, I mean, visit with them a lot. We have also gotten to have some fun with their 3 cats. The newest is Simba, who is really still just a kitten, but nearly as big as the other two, Tabitha and Yoda.

One of the first things we did with them was to attend Fogfest here in Pacifica, which actually happened on a foggy day, an apparent rarity, even though Pacifica is right on the ocean. It was a day of music, food, and craft booths within walking distance of their house.

We have also gotten to see Ellyn's father, Jerry, and his wife, Liz, a couple of times. We went to the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA with them, where Jerry gave us a tour of all the things he got to work on over his years in technology. We also went to their house for "break the fast" after Yom Kippur.

We attended the Beth Israel Judea synagogue for High Holy Days, where Ellyn's friend, David Morgenstern, is the Cantorial Soloist. We really enjoyed his singing, as well as all the music in the services, and their new Rabbi, Danny Gottlieb.

Laura and Ellyn on the Russian River

This past week, we took Ellyn's sister out on an RVing adventure to the Russian River about 2 hours north. The weather was rainy when we left Pacifica, but it cleared up nicely for the two days we had to relax. Ellyn and Laura went out shopping and exploring the first day and then we all went out for lunch in Bodega Bay and then back for kayaking on the Russian River. On the way back to Pacifica, we stopped off in Santa Rosa to visit the Charles M. Schulz Museum.

Now, we have about three more weeks here until we start our journey towards Florida.