Tuesday, October 3, 2023

Family fun time in California!


 
Picnic at Stafford Lake Park!

It had been a long time since we last saw Sarah, Joey, James and Emma.  Four months to be exact.  Which is too long.   So we were very excited to kick off our next adventure by spending some time with them in California.  

It was a wonderful six and a half days that included a picnic at Stanford Lake Park, a bbq by Grill-master Joey,   a visit to the Pronzini Farms Pumpkin Patch and much more.  

Pumpkin Patch Fun……….

I’m doing these blogs on the I-phone instead of the laptop.   Captioning the pictures is a bit of a challenge.  Not all pictures will have captions.  










We were really looking forward to watching James’s soccer game.  Unfortunately the weather didn’t cooperate and a heavy rain just before it started forced it to be cancelled.  

We were also blessed to stay in a wonderful bayside home in Tiburon.  We enjoyed the views so much.  Thank you Steve and Jan for your generosity.  

Sunrise workout overlooking San Francisco Bay!

Full Moon over the bay!

 We left the Bay Area yesterday for the next leg of this journey.  We flew to Seattle, where we met up with a wonderful couple that we enjoyed getting to know and spending time with on a cruise earlier this year.  As fate would have it, they were on an Alaskan cruise that ended in Seattle yesterday.  We arranged to meet them at our hotel last night.  Not surprisingly we ran into them about a block from the hotel as we were walking from the light rail station.  The not surprising part is because we were constantly crossing paths with them on the cruise back in April.  We dropped our bags in the lobby and had a wonderful visit before we even checked in.  Tom and Mary Kay, it was great to see you and catch up!  It’s crazy how much we have in common.

Sunrise in Seattle!

Speaking of cruises……we’re back at it! Today we’ll board the Norwegian Jewel for 3 back to back cruises totaling 39 days that ends in Singapore!  The adventure continues!