Well Today was spent watching football, packing my gear and a spending a few more hours with my wonderful wife who I must thank for allowing me to take this great trip. We had dinner and then I was packed and headed out from Novato to Walnut Creek. We decided it was best to take off from Jefe's place as that was closest to Hiway 4. We will take ...

This is my first entry to my travel blog as I finish my preparations for my trip to Uganda and Rwanda. I need to figure a way to fit in clothes, camera, shoes for 3 wks in cold, wet and muddy and/or hot climates. I have a 20 in roller suitcase that will be thrashed by trip's end and a day pack that will be filled with camera, necessities and at ...

Wonderful day with family today. Brother Chan and I went around the nearby Lafayette Reservoir -- lots of families, joggers, dogs (sounds like California?) See the two pix showing the tower in the reservoir with the cormorants. We had an elegant lunch at Lady's retirement center, then sister Jolly, brother-in-law Tony, and I set up for an hour o...