San Jose, CA

To those of you who have checked the blog for up-dates, I apologize for our absence.  We arrived in San Jose, CA on June 5 to begin our visit with grandsons, Miles and Donovan, son Chris and daughter-in-law Marisa.  We've been off and running ever since with little time for much else.  Miles just turned 9 this week.  Donovan turns 6 in August.  Both boys are involved in swimming, church camp and sports camp.  We've been involved in transportation, babysitting and play.  What fun!!!  Since we've always lived in IN, and the boys have always been in CA, this has been the longest period of time we've been able to spend with them.  They are very fine, active young men.  Marisa and Chris are doing a great job... not an easy assignment these days.

Even though we've spent most of our time with our grandsons, we have had some opportunity to explore the area and eat at some great restaurants.  The Ladera Grill, The Good Fork, and Rosey's At The Beach are our recommendations in Morgan Hill.  We've parked the Whale at Uvis RV Camp on Uvis Road in Morgan Hill, CA.  The small park is tucked between two foothills.  It's quiet, and the owners have been great! We are about 40 minutes from San Jose, but it's interstate all the way, and as long as we don't hit rush hour, it's good.

There are a lot of positives in this area.  One is access to farmers' markets.  Fresh fruits and vegetables are available in quantity.  Of course another positive is access to wineries.  Since we do like a good bottle of wine, we've taken some time to taste and buy.  The wineries are all sizes and most are beautiful with rustic wine tasting rooms and acres and acres of grapevines.  

Grandpa, Miles, Donovan and Maci watching a movie after a long day of fishing

Sadly, we say good-by to the family on July 5th.  We head north to Napa for a few days.  Then we will travel to Oregon for a week and west to Glacier National Park for a week.

Soon...