More trips

Since my last post, we have been on the go (still).  We took a short trip to Central California for a "reunion" with my Stanford Eating Club (Kinda like a fraternity only better).  We then went to Pinnacles National Monument for some hiking and then to Carmel for a couple of days.  Then when we got home, we turned around and went to Princeton where I had a meeting (part of my retirement plan) and then a few days in NYC.  We had a great time.  Val had never spent much time in the City so we did touristy things--major museums, a show, Carnegie Deli, and around the island cruise on the Circle Line.  The first night there we had dinner with my good friends Barry and Laura Gertz, who live on the upper west side.  We stayed in a hotel on the upper west side adjacent to the Museum of Natural History.  We had a great time.


Val is now back in Houston for a couple of weeks taking care of a few things and taking care of some grandkids for a while one of her daughters has a break.  She will be back just in time for us to take a trip to Seattle, Vancouver and Port Ludlow.  We will be visiting Len and Alansa Bates, friends of mine for over half a century.  We then will see some friends in Vancouver whom I haven't seen since forever.  Finally we will go and visit with Jimmy Goode, Sally's brother.  I love the Northwest and am looking forward to this trip.  It is the last big trip this summer, I think.


With all the traveling and walking around, my back has gotten worse.  The effects of the steroid injection seem to be waning.  I hope I can tough it out until I get back to Texas where I may get another injection.  Or maybe it will get better on its own (optimist). 


Here are some links to the photos from the above trips.
Carmel, Pinnacles, Big Apple.