Travel

In February 2020, we took a valentines day trip to Santa Barbara to stay at the El Encanto. 

I retired from the University of California Santa Cruz in 2018 after 30 years in information technology. In that capacity, I worked on and with a variety of technologies, platforms, open source and proprietary software and hardware in addition to leading teams, providing executive consultation, physical security systems and project management.

So we flew down to Los Angeles and went to Venice Beach for a weekend. We took Leo so we could determine if he was able to fly (he was, kinda).

So we went to Turlock for a dog show. Never thought I’d go to Turlock.

Leo did pretty well at the show and made it to the groups competition.

I did some bike rides through the various parts of town and out into the fields to add some miles.

In late March, we drove out to Las Vegas for the dog show in Henderson. On our outbound drive, we got stuck for 4 hours in a traffic jam between Barstow and Baker where a big rig had overturned. The truck had to be unloaded and it was literally the middle of nowhere at night... 

Leo did well in this competition winning a point and competing in the groups.

At the end of January, we headed down to Ventura for a dog show. 

Lynda and Leo attended the IABCA dog show in late January. We stayed at The Astro; a funky little motel in Santa Rosa. We had some great meals at the Spinster Sisters. 

We headed out to Del Mar in February for a dog show. We had a few storms pass through on the drive. 

We began 2023 with a car trip to Palm Springs for the first dog show of the season. The weather was fantastic and we stayed again at the La Quinta Resort & Club. We took my bike, so I got a few long rides through the area, although I couldn’t quite find the Thermal Club. We drove out to see it one afternoon.