News from Nanc and Gar

Hi all!!
Here we are in San Francisco. Just waiting for the shuttle to bring us to the airport. Tonight it's off to Australia. San Francisco has been fun, and eventful. Monday we went to lunch with Gar's former team members from Wells Fargo, San Francisco office. It was a good time. We ate at a Chinese restaurant, and we got to try many new foods. Gar liked it all, Nanc liked the ones that never swam or lived in an ocean. She did like the Peking Duck though. Our h otel was in Emeryville, so we learned how to navigate the Bart. Monday night was pretty quiet, as we were both tired from Sunday's travels and we had big plans for Tuesday.

We got up early Tuesday morning and headed in to San Francisco to hook up with a charter company. We went to Muir Woods in the morning and Sonoma in the afternoon. Spent the afternoon visiting wineries. As usual it was a perfect division of labor, Nancy sniffed the wines and Gar sampled them. The town of Sonoma was fun, we had lunch in a genuine Irish Pub. Met some people from Ireland. They were real smart asses. I asked where they were from, and they told me they were from Russia, but they learned their english from an Irishman. Going back to the hotel was quite an experience. They had a medical emergency (rumors of a body on the tracks) at the station we were going to catch the Bart from. It was closed, so we had to go, along with many, many other people to a different Bart station. It was a crowded, confusing ride back. Shortly after we got back to the hotel, we experienced the 5.6 earthquake that hit San Jose. No serious damage, no one hurt, so it was an interesting experience, one I've always wanted to be part of, as long as no one was hurt and no buildings were damaged.

So, here we are, sitting in the hotel lobby/bar waiting for our shuttle. Then it's off to the airport, and off to Australia. When we get to Australia, we will have a day to rest, so I will let you know how we survive the flights.

Thank you all for your prayers and good thoughts that have gotten us this far. We will be keeping you all in our thoughts and prayers too.