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Hi,

So, we had a beautiful travel day to Northern California.  Everything was going great until we tried to check in for our return flight.  The Southwest computers were down and all flights were cancelled, leaving us wondering what would happen today.  Rather than run the risk of not having a plane to catch, we’ll try to book another airline.  Whew.

Now, the ‘Zany Day’ song has not been identified as yet.  I’m sure somebody out there remembers this ‘narrated’ hit song.  It’s actually a spoken word piece with singers on the chorus.  “__ __ __ __ and the world’s your oyster.  The bars are temples, but the pearls ain’t free.  You’ll find a God in every golden cloister, and if you’re lucky then the God’s a she, I can feel an angel sliding up to me.”  Hint:  Some time, somewhere in the Land of Smiles.

We arrived at LAX with time to spare.  It didn’t make much of a difference since our plane had been delayed by bad weather on it’s way to L.A.  When we finally got to San Jose we were running late for our lunch in San Leandro.  Fortunately, the lady inside Google Maps guided us using the fastest route and we were only 15 minutes late.  The Cousin’s Lunch was really cool.  Lots of discussion of the various dynamics going on at the memorial, life in Thailand, and family history.  Good stuff.

Our next destination was our Air BnB house in Redwood City.  It’s a little bit north of Palo Alto and Ms. Google got us there easily.  We were greeted by two dogs (a good start).  One was very friendly, the other very shy.  Our room is a small bedroom with a private bath across the hall.  It appears to be a family of four and they’ve been renting the room for about 6 months.  After a rest, it was time to drive south to Menlo Park for dinner with Joe and Karen Jo.  We sat on the roof-top patio of the restaurant and though I’ve never been to Italy, I’m told it’s just like being there.  There were grape vines growing on the sides and it really gave it a touch of authenticity.  Dinner and the company were wonderful.  

Today’s photo shows the grapes of Menlo Park.  

What happens with our travel experience will be something to write about, if nothing else.  We did get tickets on another airline so we’ll get back to town tonight.  There’s that happy ending we were looking for.  

Have a Thrilling Thursday.

                   Peace,

                             Danny

“The best view comes

after the hardest climb.”

~Unknown