Category Archives: Travels

Swimming Lessons

Well Papa and Nana got to go along for Georgia Ann’s swimming lesson yesterday. Yes I know that Georgia Ann is just turning eight months old tomorrow. What you may not know is that her Mommy, Renee, works at Nike. As you might guess, Nike has some world class sports facilities including an Olympic style competition swimming pool. Employees get to use these facilities, for a fee, of course. Indeed they have infant swimming lessons.

Here is how the day took shape. About four thirty, Judy and I picked up Georgia Ann from the day care. We drove her over to the Nike campus and then went through a comedy of errors trying to meet up with Renee. We got it sorted out over the cell phones and finally got together and arrived at the Lance Armstrong Fitness Center. Continue reading Swimming Lessons

Ashland

It is really hard to think of things to say when we have had no misadventures. We are now back in Oregon, just barely; we are in Ashland. We spent most of the past week escaping. That is we joined over 800 other RV rigs and nearly two thousand people in Stockton California at the Escapees’ Escapade. We have now been retired three years. Continue reading Ashland

Gilroy History

Today we walked in historical places. Hot springs seem to be the natural crossroads for many cultures. Gilroy has a hot springs a short drive out of downtown Gilroy. Today we loaded the whole family, ours and our sons, and drove out to meet the California State Park Ranger, Camron Bowers and volunteer Teddy Goodrich in the hills about ten miles north east of downtown Gilroy. Continue reading Gilroy History