Fiesta in Santa Barbara + Yosemite

Hey there - yes it's us and we are still alive, well, and on the road. We spent a great week in Santa Barbara enjoying the events of Fiesta and kicking back with Greta and Josh. We even managed our first beach day of the summer! Santa Barbara is becoming familiar enough to us that it almost seems like coming home to arrive there. Anything familiar seems a little like home.

After the week in SB we headed to Yosemite to camp and hike with Jim, Debbie, Wayne and Robbi - better known to most of you as the Baja group. We had never been to Yosemite before so we were in for a real treat. It is beautiful!! And I'm learning that anywhere is fun with this group! I have to admit that my quads were talking to me for a couple days after the hike we did - but that's probably a good thing after the lazy week in SB.

We broke camp and drove Debbie back to her place in Brentwood on our way to San Francisco. Bless her, she invited us to relax in her hot tub and pool and shower and do laundry and get a good night's sleep before venturing on the next day to SF. What a godsend! So we arrived in SF rested, clean, and our laundry done!! My quads still weren't happy though.

We were so excited to arrive in SF because our friend Nancy was there visiting her daughter Katelyn and son-in-law Brendan and their new little daughter Emma. ( Wow is she cute!! ) We were so happy to be able to see Emma and visit with them and see their new house etc., etc. For those of you who know this gang you will not be surprised that we enjoyed a fabulous dinner and evening of good fun. And, unbelievable as it may sound, Beth ( Nancy's eldest daughter - also a resident of SF ) was away camping and offered up her place for us to stay. I mean are we lucky or what!?

So we are writing this from a litle Cafe on Fillmore in SF, looking forward to a day in SF with Nancy, whom we had not seen since June - what fun!!

Hope all is well with you dear reader - enjoy!