Places
Half Moon Bay and a sunset in the Sunset District
Another beautiful day in the bay area. Another day without Jett. Another opportunity to take one of those long drives along winding mountain roads that Jett hates. So I left Morgan Hill around 2pm, drove through Saratoga up into the hills, along Skyline Drive, down to the coast, up CA 1 through Half Moon Bay … Continue reading
Carmel, Monterey and 17-Mile Drive
On Saturday the dogs got bored. They said, “Look, Dad – it’s not raining! A nice sunny day, kinda warm temperatures, a full tank of gas… Please, Dad, can we take a ROAD TRIP?” (Those of you who know my dogs recognize this as pure fiction. They would never say “please”.) So I grabbed some … Continue reading
Next up: Temecula
We will be leaving San Jose a month from now, heading down to Temecula. We hope it will be a little warmer and less rainy. To say that the weather in San Jose has been a disappointment would be a gross understatement. Rain yesterday. Frost warning tonight. High temps in the 40’s and low 50’s … Continue reading
Shorts on New Years Day
It was actually chilly on New Years Day by local standards. It may have hit 60 degrees for about 15 minutes before dropping again. But it had finally stopped raining (the official count of non-rainy days in December: 5) and for a (not so) young man from Massachusetts, that was enough to declare the day … Continue reading
Congestion, or lack thereof
I have now been commuting 14 miles each way to my office for three full weeks. The office itself provides exactly what I need: a fast internet connection and a desk and chair. The people there are friendly, though it is clear that they still consider me a curiosity (why would a software guy need … Continue reading
Merry Christmas y’all
No, they don’t say “y’all” out here in California. But maybe we picked up a little Southern Drawl in Texas? We will be having a quiet Christmas in Patience. We will sit next to our electric fireplace, sip egg nog and open the presents that surround our tiny tree. Then we will sing a few songs … Continue reading
GTW Hop 37: Gilroy, CA, to San Jose, CA
19 miles via US 101 and local streets. Cumulative distance: 6,184 miles. This last hop of the GTW was less than 20 miles and was made simply to move Patience to her winter resting place: the Coyote Valley RV Resort which sits on the border between San Jose and Morgan Hill. I will describe the … Continue reading
GTW Hop 36: San Jose, CA, to Gilroy, CA
31 miles via US 101 and local streets. Cumulative distance: 6,165 miles. I think this dance is called the “South Bay Shuffle:” up to San Jose, down to Gilroy, then, on Sunday, back up to San Jose to complete the GTW. This hop was to retrieve Patience from the RV repair place (after paying a … Continue reading
GTW Hop 35: Morgan Hill, CA, to San Jose, CA
28 miles via US 101 and local streets. Cumulative distance: 6,134 miles. The declaration of the “penultimate” hop turned out to be premature. The park where we spent Sunday and Monday nights – the Uvas Pines RV Park – was unpleasant enough that we decided to return to a different RV park after getting the … Continue reading
GTW Hop 34: Redding, CA, to Morgan Hill, CA
282 miles via I-5, I-505, I-80, I-680 and US 101. Cumulative distance: 6,106 miles. The penultimate hop on the GTW was difficult, but not for the expected reason: the weather. Against all odds and despite the prognostications of the US Weather Service (which predicted a rainy day), the clouds broke shortly before our 10am departure … Continue reading