What
a great day. First a couple remarks left over from previous days.
Concerning the giant redwood trees, John Steinbeck said, “"The
vainest, most slap-happy and irreverent of men, in the presence of
redwoods, goes under a spell of wonder and respect." So true.
Second, from arriving in Berkeley: it took 2 ½ hours to drive 23
miles yesterday. It is no wonder CA suffers from so much pollution.
Millions of cars sit idling for hours each day. Lisa and I could
never live happily in this crowding.
Now
on to today. We started the day with meeting Barbara Ryken at a
coffee shop. She is the sister of Larry Ryken, Lisa's uncle, bon
vivant, man about town and a judge of good liquor. We spent about an
hour having good conversation. She is a pleasant person and it was
fun to spend time with her. Lisa and I then toured the Farmers'
Market. Wonderful produce, food and olive oil. There was a
gathering of first peoples in a field near the market and we watched
some Azetcs doing ceremonial dances dressed in elaborate costumes.
After a brief lunch, we headed to the marina. It is fleet week and
the President is in SF. The shores were lined with people watching
an air show featuring the Blue Angels. We went to five o'clock
Mass and then walked to Noah's, my 2
year old grandson's, home. So good to see my daughter, Mara and her
husband, Odin. They are wonderful parents. Noah was full of jumping
beans. He is a live wire, skittering around on the ground. We went
out to a Mexican restaurant and had some good food and margaritas.
Back to their house to play with Noah and put him to bed.
Tomorrow
will be spent with the family.
Lisa here - there were sky writers over the hotel and I was able to get an upside down photo of it due to my orientation to it. Dave wanted me to post a picture from Stinson Beach yesterday.
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