San Diego, California, USA

It's good to be back home after a long drive from Portland via Rancho Mirage and Indian Wells. We got some doctor visits done and a visit with old friends Tom and Kathy and Len and Kathy.
Northern California was very dry and many brush fires are burning. Bring on the El Nino!
Some photos of Portland

brush fires in Northern California

A lovely day on Cannon Beach

Thai food from the many food trucks in Portland. Not quite Chang Mai but not bad

Beers at the Deschutes Brewery

Breakfast at Mother"s A Portland institution

Portland, Oregon, USA

We have been in the USA for more than three weeks now and in Portland for ten days. I don't know where the time goes but the calendar seems to change more rapidly than ever.
It's good to be back in the USA despite the looney politics. San Diego is as we remember it and the weather has been delightful not that we were there very much.
We took a very long road trip to Portland to bring Josette some stuff for her new apartment. There are a few trees here. The city is a little different and there are many aging hippy types wandering the streets of downtown. We have been wandering about and fixing things in the apartment and we are off back to Rancho Mirage today to see our friends Len and Kathy and get some doctor visits done and then back to San Diego for a bit of a rest.
Some photos of a tree or two will follow