Full Circle Back to Travis AFB

And here we sit. This is always our stopping point when going to and coming from Arizona because it is a good place to regroup, resupply, and catch up on laundry. However, our two day stay is extending well beyond because of weather between here and the Oregon coast. We have already had some major winds and rain over the past few days, and there is more to come.

We spent our last night in Arizona on the desert which we love to do because there is hardly anyone there, and it is so peaceful and quiet. Of course just because Ken set up his motion-detector camera, we didn't have any four-legged visitors as we did on the way down in December.

One of our outings while in Tucson was to visit the Titan Missile Museum. There is a "real" missile in its silo, with a hole in the roof to prove to any passing satellites that it is in fact unarmed. This missle was never "live" but used for training. Our tour was conducted by one of the last mission commanders of the program, and Marge would not have been anyone to toy with; I'm sure she was all business all the time, and she provided an excellent insight into the workings of the system. If you are ever in the area, I highly recommend a visit.

Last Sunday, Jeff Schuler drove up from San Jose to meet us in Lodi for lunch and some wine tasting. Who would have thought of Lodi as a wine center? We visited three wineries and all three had some very nice wines. The Ouseys were staying here at the Famcamp with us so they joined us. A very pleasant afternoon.

We are hoping to coordinate our travels home to allow us to meet up with Ken's cousin, Carolyn, and her husband Irvin. They have a house near the beach in Florence, so I think they are going to try to drive over from their home in central Oregon for a visit. When we lived in eastern Washington, traveling south would take us through central Oregon so we would see them more often than we do now.

I am tired of looking out the windshield at the never-ending rain and gray skies so I will get on with my day. Ciao.