Awake: 6:52am Temp 39 sleep 8+00 steady rain overnight @ Santa Nella, CA.
Driving the Suzuki, K & I began our journey to visit Bob & Mary Lou @ 8:15am; they are now living in Los Altos, a mere (82) miles one way.
We headed south on State Hwy-33 then west on State Hwy-152, then north on State Hwy-156 to US route-101 to State Hwy-85. We arrived @ their homestead @ 10:00am sharp.
They were expecting us & had their door open before we were close enough to knock. They both look good & lively.
Within (10) min, Bob took me on a tour of their home & showed me all the things he's been doing to really fix the ole homestead up. They've had this place since the early 70's but lived elsewhere for a number of yrs. Their eldest son, Rob, lived here & kept their house looking fairly good, until he moved out 2 yrs ago after getting married. Bob is really the master at working with wood & other things & wants to make needed improvements & changes.
Meanwhile, Mary Lou & Kathy were in the sunroom chatting away. When we finished the tour we join the girls in the sunroom & continued catching up on each others life since (3) yrs ago.
Mary Lou served lunch; Amish soup from Trader Joe's, various yummy cheeses, dip & crackers & a cranberry freeze for dessert. After lunch, using my CA map, Bob pointed out a number of interesting towns to visit when we go south on U.S. route-101 in our motorhome on Wednesday.
Next, we all took a drive to the nearby Trader Joe's Store (1/4) mile; Kathy & I needed a few groceries & Bob wanted to fuel up his Saab auto, so why not. Back to the house, more talk &, before we knew it, it was time for us to leave.
Our visit with Mary Lou & Bob was most enjoyable but much too short. However, we now know that on U.S. route-101 south of Los Altos, there are a few campgrounds that can accommodate our size motorhome, making it a simpler & possibly longer rendezvous the next time.
En route back to Santa Nella, we make a stop @ Casa de Fruita for some mandarins, garlic, yellow onions, & some pistachios. We were back at the motorhome @ 5:12pm. Round trip: 165 miles.
Evening movie; we finished: "The Owl & the Pussycat" with Barbra Streisand, George Segal, Robert Klem, Allen Garfield, etc. Hit Broadway comedy about semi-illiterate prostitute and stuffy intellectual sometimes substitutes bombast for wit, but the laughs are there. 1970. I'm not going to recommend this movie to anyone.
Lights out: 11:29pm.
Driving the Suzuki, K & I began our journey to visit Bob & Mary Lou @ 8:15am; they are now living in Los Altos, a mere (82) miles one way.
We headed south on State Hwy-33 then west on State Hwy-152, then north on State Hwy-156 to US route-101 to State Hwy-85. We arrived @ their homestead @ 10:00am sharp.
They were expecting us & had their door open before we were close enough to knock. They both look good & lively.
Within (10) min, Bob took me on a tour of their home & showed me all the things he's been doing to really fix the ole homestead up. They've had this place since the early 70's but lived elsewhere for a number of yrs. Their eldest son, Rob, lived here & kept their house looking fairly good, until he moved out 2 yrs ago after getting married. Bob is really the master at working with wood & other things & wants to make needed improvements & changes.
Meanwhile, Mary Lou & Kathy were in the sunroom chatting away. When we finished the tour we join the girls in the sunroom & continued catching up on each others life since (3) yrs ago.
Mary Lou served lunch; Amish soup from Trader Joe's, various yummy cheeses, dip & crackers & a cranberry freeze for dessert. After lunch, using my CA map, Bob pointed out a number of interesting towns to visit when we go south on U.S. route-101 in our motorhome on Wednesday.
Next, we all took a drive to the nearby Trader Joe's Store (1/4) mile; Kathy & I needed a few groceries & Bob wanted to fuel up his Saab auto, so why not. Back to the house, more talk &, before we knew it, it was time for us to leave.
Our visit with Mary Lou & Bob was most enjoyable but much too short. However, we now know that on U.S. route-101 south of Los Altos, there are a few campgrounds that can accommodate our size motorhome, making it a simpler & possibly longer rendezvous the next time. En route back to Santa Nella, we make a stop @ Casa de Fruita for some mandarins, garlic, yellow onions, & some pistachios. We were back at the motorhome @ 5:12pm. Round trip: 165 miles.
Evening movie; we finished: "The Owl & the Pussycat" with Barbra Streisand, George Segal, Robert Klem, Allen Garfield, etc. Hit Broadway comedy about semi-illiterate prostitute and stuffy intellectual sometimes substitutes bombast for wit, but the laughs are there. 1970. I'm not going to recommend this movie to anyone.
Lights out: 11:29pm.
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