Christmas

A very different kind of Christmas this year.  We really missed our kids a lot but managed to have a lovely, very different kind of holiday anyway.  Christmas Eve we went to a party with friends in a gorgeous home overlooking San Francisco Bay here in San Carlos.  There was a parade of about a dozen boats which were all decked out in Christmas lights and bands.  My camera could not do justice to the event but you might get an idea from a few of these pictures.

Killing some time at Algodones Beach while waiting
for Janet and Tony to arrive-a really windy afternoon

Our friends' house overlooking the bay

Santa asking Jim if he has been naughty or nice

Linda getting a smooch from Santa-and he owns a campground
outside of Banff where we hope to be this summer!

Watching the boats parade by

Very bad picture of one of them but this is the best
my camera could do.

After about 20 hours of traveling, Janet and Tony finally arrive.
We had a great dinner at the Embarcadero Restaurant at the Marina.

Boxing day we spent the morning trying to figure out where Janet and Tony's luggage was.  We think it will come to Hermosillo this afternoon but have our fingers crossed because of the "Chihuahua" factor.  Stay tuned.