Goodbye again, Sacramento

Our stay in Sacramento for this time around is wrapping up. February 28th, we hit the road. By March 1st, we'll be in Yuma, Arizona for a month, and then we start some serious trekking east, eventually ending up in New England for a summer visit. Our original plans only had us in Sacramento for about 5 weeks, arriving in Yuma by December 1st. But as fate would have it, a series of events intervened, prolonging our stay to from 5 weeks, to four months. Happily, being retired and living the lifestyle we do, adjustments like this are possible, and in this case came with some happy outcomes: Dan's brother and sister-in-law are now well on their way to full recovery from their serious motorcycle accident of last August; Mindy & Milan have welcomed a second son (and my 7th grandchild) into their family; Dan and I were able to spend lots of time visiting with the kids and grandkids and were lucky enough to attend school plays, soccer tournaments, Christmas programs, rugby matches, and share Thanksgiving Day with family. No matter how long or how short we stay when coming to this area, its hard to leave, hard to say goodbye. As always, we take away awesome memories from our visit this time around. In no particular order, below are some snapshots of our interlude from the road!

Visitors In Maui

Dan and I often encourage our friends and family to visit us wherever we end up as we travel the country. We are always happy if we end up in a place somebody wants to travel to, and they can organize their travel plans to coincide with ours. Such was the case during our stay in Maui. Dan's sister Becky and her husband Alan flew over for a week with us, which just so happened to include Alan's birthday. We had a busy fun-filled week, and couldn't believe how fast the time flew by. We snorkeled, shopped, drove the Road to Hana, went to a Luau on Alan's birthday, lounged by the pool, visited 'Iao State Park, and just enjoyed each other's company. Here are some pictures from our lovely visit.

Family Reunion in The Redwoods

Saturday August 3rd was the day of the big Family Reunion in The Redwoods . What can you say about a gathering like this other than what you see in these pictures?