We are still here!

We are still in Bakersfield and will be here until this Wednesday, 2/8, when we will move to the Barstow area for the weekend.

To catch you up, we have been visiting with Fran’s Aunt, Uncle and cousins who reside here in the area.  Activities have included golf, Super Bowl party and a ski outing for Fran.

Fran had never snow skied and really wanted to do it and the opportunity arose while here in Bakersfield as her cousin had an outing planned for this past Saturday to go to China Peak.  So Fran tagged along to take a lesson and try her hand at the beginners slope.  I did not go.  I had skied for a few years in college and lost interest so I decided to stay back and watch golf, true couch potato.

She did well and had no injuries.  Here is a movie of her going down the hill.

She had a great time!

As mentioned above we are moving to the Barstow area to visit Calico Ghost Town.  This is a tourist attraction that was built by Knott’s Berry Farm many years ago and is now run by the San Bernardino County Parks.  I had been there a few times when I was younger and wanted to see what it is like now.  Fran has never been.  It is on our way to Arizona so why not stop.  After that we are stopping at the Colorado River at a membership park as they offered us 5 days free if we would sit through the presentation.  Since we have time to kill, why not.  After that it is on to the Phoenix area for 6 weeks for our daughter’s wedding.