San Francisco, January 2010

I had a quick trip to San Francisco in January with my retired teacher friends.

We were having my belated 60th birthday celebration--a good excuse for a girl’s trip.

We saw the Cartier Exhibit, along with a quilt exhibit and more. We had lots of fun with good eats and wine. We also went to see Wicked. It was a very quick trip but looking forward to someone else’s birthday celebration.

Hans Returns

We were happy to see our German friends return to the States. We first met Hans last year while we were on our fall motorhome trip with Dana and Cathie. We stored their motorhome for a few months anticipating his return in March.

Hans arrived with his girlfriend Silke. They stayed with us for a few days as we all got ready for a camping trip in the desert. On our way to the Gassaway's for dinner, we stopped at the Carlsbad outlets for some shopping. Along the way we had to let Hans get his feet wet in the cold Pacific Ocean. You can't keep him out of the water!

Yes, it's very cold in February!

What a nice looking couple!





Cathie, Dana, Hans, and Silke after dinner.
We will soon be off to Arroyo Salado to relax and have some fun together in the desert.

Arroyo Salado, March 2010

After our fall trip last year together, we reunited with our German friends with a camping trip to Arroyo Salado
on March 2nd, 2010. Dana, Cathie, Hans, Silke, Gary and I enjoyed some jeeping, hiking, sharing stories, and eating. We went into Borrego one day, so our German friends could experience dining in a Mexican restaurant with margaritas.
Dana led us on some of the desert trails in the area.






















Our first drive was to 17 Palms. Dana and Silke
checking the tree mail.

Silke writing a German note for the tree mail.
On our way back to the jeep, I decided to take a fall
and twist my ankle--ouch. Yes, it was swollen and
all black and blue. Gary is still trying to talk me into
wearing hiking boats!

Silke, Hans, and Gary in the "Pumpkin Patch".

Dana led us on a short walk to see the petrified wood.

Everyone checking out the "drop off".

We have to say goodbye to our friends, Hans and Silke. They are continuing their trip across the states the next several weeks and will be shipping their motorhome back to Germany. Gary and I hope to see them again when we go visit them in Germany! We had lots of fun telling our stories around the campfire.