Bienvenidos a San Diego

We arrived safely in San Diego on Sunday afternoon, after a relatively uneventful trip of 5 days. The roads were clear all the way, not too much doble-remolque traffic -- that's a two-trailer 18-wheeler truck. Wednesday night we stayed in Tepic, Thursday night in Topolobampo (where I got some sort of nasty "tricky tummy" upset), then San Carlos (where the tricky tummy got worse but then finally better), across the border at Nogales -- where we had to surrender our delicious Italian-style salami because it has pork in it and pork is a HUGE no-no to bring across the boder -- and on to the smart destination of Gila Bend. What, you may well ask, is in Gila Bend? Absolutely nothing. Then on to San Diego and the arms of my sister, and daughter Alex and granddaughter Emily. What a delightful surprise to have them there as part of a welcoming committee. On Monday, Caitlin and Mike came to Vic's. We had the full family press, and it was wonderful.

Tomorrow morning we head up to Davis, after dropping Cait at the airport for her flight back to Bozeman. We are eager to get home. There is much to be accomplished in the coming months. First and foremost are my eyes. I see the doctor next week for a diagnosis and a treatment plan. Then there is the issue of replacing the carpet in the living room, ruined because of a pipe leak in one of the bathrooms. If I didn't like this carpet, this would be a perfect opportunity to get rid of something ugly. But what's there is so nice that it's going to be hard to replace it. Then there is the issue of the NEW COMPUTER. Yes, I am going to get a new laptop with the ability to put photos up on my BLOG. There may be some additions to this BLOG, after the fact. Stay tuned. And third, we bought some great bathroom basins in Delores Hidalgo for the two bathrooms. Work on that project will start ASAP. Pictures to follow.

Next message will be from beautiful Davis, CA, 95616.