My trip to California to stay with daughter Kenya and son-in-law Nathan was soooo nice. We spent time in Kenya's studio (www.bewellgroomed.com), at the beach, at farmer's markets, in great restaurants, shopping, and hanging around the house and yard - home of giant sunflowers. The gorgeous weather was made even better by the cool ocean breeze. Most evenings found us in the back yard where we enjoyed a log in the firepit with our dinner and a glass of wine, watching lots of kitty antics. Dinner at Joe's Restaurant where Nathan is a manager was a treat for our friend Pam and me one evening when Kenya was working. The food is always amazing at Joe's: unusual (at least for me) and made with the freshest ingredients. Nathan does a great job and it's fun to watch him at his craft. After dinner, we were off to a Joan Baez concert at Santa Monica Pier. We joined the thousands already there to listen to the legendary folk singer delivering song after song in her pure soprano voice.
While I was in California, Larry kept the projects going. Projects that are completed (or getting close) include new ba
tteries, link 2000, solar panels, upgrade kit in wind generator, restitching and repairing canvas and main sail, and new autopilot. Sea Trials are scheduled for this Friday. Yippee!The new water maker just arrived; Larry plans on installing it in September. Also, we will probably have a bottom job done in August as well as the Max Prop adjusted.We kept the small solar panels above our bimini and added these two large ones just above the davits.
With boat projects and visiting kids, parents, brothers, sisters, and friends in Oklahoma, Texas, and California, we're having a full and rewarding summer. A year will probably be gone before we get to connect with most of these great people, so we appreciate getting together with them for a bit. We wished we had been able to see many other good friends. We needed another weekend so that we could see our sailing friends at Texoma. But with major boat projects underway, we had to get back. We didn't take enough pictures, but did snap a few.
Larry with his sister Madelaine and daughter Deborah just after dinner in Oklahoma City, at Lakeside Grill. We stayed with Madelaine while we were in Oklahoma City and very much appreciated her generosity.
Traveling north of Oklahoma City to see my mom and brother Rick and sister-in-law Liz gave us a chance to see Rick and Liz's beautiful Manalarga Marchadors, gaited horses from Brazil.
Dinner at Ciola's, one of Austin's many great restaurants, with son Trent and daughter-in-law Cristen. Other evenings, we dined in their beautiful Austin home, enjoying dinners prepared by Cristen, who is an excellent cook. One special night, our plans included dinner and live music at Shady Grove, one of our favorite Austin spots, where the venue lives up to its name. Jimmy LaFave, also one of our favorites, wowed us with his folksy, bluesy music.
Kenya and Paula enjoying lunch at at this cute little vegetarian restuarant in Redondo Beach. They make the biggest and tastiest veggie burger.
Kenya and Paula lunching at the Beverly Wilshire -in Beverly Hills, of course. When you click on the picture for full size, you can see the Rodeo Drive sign! We were actually toasting Larry's birthday. He makes a great martini, but could not make his own birthday martini because he could not find the vermouth or the olives. (He really missed me after that.) He went out for Mexican food and a Margarita.Hope your summer travels have enabled you to connect with friends and family.
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Sounds like you had a fun time. My daughter will be in Austin this weekend, and we will be there in November. You boat looks great, and the new systems should keep you off the grid. Have a great time, and we'll see you out there someday.
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