Quiet is a relative term. The coach has stayed on site at Jojoba Hills since we got back from Redlands. Mostly I have been attending to my interests in the park, Finance , Marketing and digging into an understanding of our infrastructure has been very important to me. Along with that I have played a lot of Bridge
and gone on several hikes with our hiking club. I noticed that I am getting up most weekday mornings to get to one sort of activity or another by 8, except on Thursday when the ROMEOs go out for breakfast, leaving by 7:30. It seems I was never up and out this early when I was working.
This weekend we are at our family’s apartment in Los Angeles supervising (loosely) the activities of Azriel and Avi, our grandsons, while their parents are in Las Vegas for a conference and some fun. Yesterday while the boys were in school we went to the Nethercutt Museum
which we had first heard about while watching Huell Howser reruns on the local PBS channel. Although we have now seen more old cars than is normal for any time period, today we will go to the Petersen Automotive Museum , at least the boys and I will go, Carol has had enough cars.
Although I love the Bridge and enjoy the committee work, I find the most interesting activity is the hiking. It takes me to areas I might not otherwise visit and gets me out and active. After overcoming all the excuses I could come up with I joined in on the hikes and find I am unhappy when I can’t go because of conflicts. The group is very congenial and while we have different levels of capability no one is ever left behind and it is seldom that the faster hikers get very far ahead of the group. We generally hike about 5 to 7 miles and have faced elevation gains of 400 feet to 1,800 feet. The latter is quite strenuous but all of us survived. One hike-Cedar Falls -was “upside down” starting with a long descent to the base of the waterfall
and then returning up that same grade. Entering on a 2 1/2 mile climb after descending that distance is very different than starting with the climb and then descending. Several of us were at or beyond our limit upon our return to the trail head. It was a very quiet ride back to Jojoba Hills.
The very next day Carol and I set out in the Jeep to climb a nearby Jeep trail which turned out to be closed part way up so we turned around and I drove out to the prior day’s trail head near Julian.
Thanks for the update, Paul. Update coming from us by e-mail later today. Am jealous of those beautiful hikes you’re having – and also of the Petersen visit. Am certainly not as interested in cars as Bill is, but the Petersen is wonderful, or was when we visited a few years ago. When we’re in a new city, we always look for a museum that gives something of the history of the area. In addition to the cars, Petersen has (or had) a wonderful explanation of why the area’s so car-centric. Really good museum!
It sounds lovely. You’ve truly found a home for your home 🙂 The hikes sound delicious – and like great exercise. You are working all those joints and muscles, buddy. I’m impressed with your mileage. May you and Carol continue to be well.
Hugs to both of you…take good care.
I may not have been holding my breath, but it is always such a treat to hear from you. Your trips are always fun to read about and educational as well. I envy your hiking ability. I have just started using our treadmill again daily. I was turned on by reading “Younger Next Year” and am surprised by how much easier it gets each day. Our trainer recommended it and I feel it is a must read for all of us as it explains the need for daily exercise as we get older. Miss you both…