We are cruising. By windmills.
I did not sleep well. I was cold all night. At 5am I woke up got dressed and walked around the ship. I wanted to see parts I did not see yesterday. On the fifth floor there is a lovely room. I found a chair and sat there for awhile. The captain and his assistants came in. I asked the? “Is there a meeting? He answered. No, we are just doing our morning rounds. I looked through a book about the back roads of California. I recognized some pictures of places I visited when Bradley lived in Arcadia and Eureka. I read a quote by John Muir.
I want to see everything before it gets dark”.
We are parked beside some sites of industrial Stockton. They are buildings but I do not know what to call them.
Today is Joseph and David Quinn birthday. It is cold out so we must dress warm when we go to the museum. I wrote post cards.
People wanted to come from Oregon Trail to California.
Jon Sutter was an important settler. He told background which is strange. Came across the trail in 1838.
California belonged to Mexico. Sutter builds a fort.
Manifest Destiny. Shows a picture.
Langford Hasting. He wants to make himself a king.
Dinner Reid Party. James is from Poland. He has four kids and a wife. If you came to the west you were middle class. Reid had a double decor wagon.Virginia, his daughter wrote a diary.
He told the background story of the Donner Pass. People wanted to go to California not Oregon.
We are going under lots of bridges that have to open up.
Temperature is important. Since it affects how much water is in the grape also the amount of sugar.
He is happy to see the the rain. Tap
He talks about a brochure being written about how easy it was to get there if you followed the instructions in the brochures.
Now the lecture about Wine.
Sommelier Elder Bio. This is his 26th cruise on American Cruise Line. Will give lots on suggestions.
He trained restaurant staff.
Tap verses Cork. Screw cap. Lot of winemakers now using screw cap. It is easy to serve.
Cork bottles last a long, long time. Open and then wait.
Wait awhile before you drink it
Store wine in a dark area and keep it away from sounds.Lots of people answer questions about him and his schedule. He will go on four excursions. I’m
We just finished listening to a lecture about the excursions we can go on. We only paid for one in San Francisco. We will see Science and Art Museums. There is a bus we can take in Stockton. We can take one more excursion bus.I am in the Lounge waiting for the next lecture.
There is lots of chatting going on around me. We are floating, on the river close to both shores. It is lovely seeing the sky and the water meeting the green trees. I might move to the front row. I am glad we can connect to the internet and I can write and keep track of whatever I do. For lunch I had a salad. We sat with a talkative couple. I am going to look at the view. Rick is reading my autobiography. All the people on the cruise are old.
We are on the Sacramento River. Passing farms and boats. Rick went back to the room. People are still chatting.
We are going to have a history class. The lector is from Pittsburgh Pa.
We are America. We cross pollinate from all over America.
The lector is showing us a map. We are in a valley which was millions of years ago lake. Usually it is warm but a big storm is passing through. Now he is talking about INDian tribes.
1850 Talking about adding states.
California and Texas were owned by Spain.
Origen
We are in California . Last night we had Dinner with Tuck and family. We went grocery shopping and bought food at two different stores. We had chicken and pesto past. It was filling. It is a favorite of kids. We talked. Both kids like to wrestle and play. They had a babysitter with them When we arrived. She is from Brazil. They were playing Sorry.I brought books and Flower seeds for Liz and candy.
Rick is here for breakfast with us.
We spent the day touring with Tucker. He ate breakfast with us at Aqua hotel. Next we went to Liz’s office in a quamsit hit. Threw are other architect’s there. She sits across from another artist. Tight but interesting. In the industrial part of town. Next we went to Hearth pottery shop were they make the pottery. We bought bowels. We drove to Sasaleto which is a touristy town on the water. We drove up the mountains and had a gorgeous view of the bay and ocean. We also went to the Bay museum and learned all about the water. I have a book I will take with me and read.
Lunch was in a fancy restaurant in Sausalito. We took Rick to the hotel. Tuck and I went back to the house. We picked kids up from Edward McGuire school. Picked up Rick and went to Community Center to see Cole.’s picture. Wa also saw swimming pool.
I am in the living room at our house in Crozet. Eliza is in the family room.I brought her sushi for lunch. I also brought her books and an album and watercolor paper and a tablet. She came down stairs and sat on the sofa and talked to me. She is making google slides. She is reading about famous woman. I want to help her but not be too intrusive, that is whyI am being quiet and not saying anything. This morning I have been deciding about what clothes to take yo California. It is rainy there right now. We are leaving on our cruise from Sacramento.
I think Eliza is in the kitchen because I hear doors opening and closing.
I am trying to take a picture but do not know which buttons to push.
Eliza went upstairs. But she put the Sushi in the refrigerator.she talked to me as she went upstairs. I think I am making inroads. I bought donuts for walker’s kids.
Catherine is going to pick us up tomorrow and take us to the airport.she got rid of all the furniture we gave her except the coffee table. I put her credit card on my account. I called Wells Fargo this morning. I should not make a payment until after May 9th. The woman explained the revolving numbers for accounts. Each 30 or 31 days a new session starts.
