TIME WARPS

Good cousin Becky and husband Jack visited us our last weekend. Saturday we took them to the Rancho Guajome State Park which has become one of our favorite new places. We did the tour and when we were getting ready to leave we ask the park guide what all the shooting and cannon? fire was across the river. He said something about a Civil War Re-enactment. We hustled right over there and caught the last 20 minutes of the final battle of the day. They have them the first weekend of the month and it was great.

This is a serious time warp with the million dollar houses on the ridge above the battle.

The Confederates had the Union on the dead run at one point but in the end the Union prevailed. I ask a guide how the "dead soldiers"knew when to die, and he said "When they run out of ammunition". Boys under 14 can't carry a gun but can be "pickle boys". These boys would carry water and pickles to the soldiers. The pickles were a way to replace the salt they lost in the fighting.

CAMP AND SHOPS

PHYSICIAN'S TENT

Could have done without this one

GREAT COSTUMES

We spoke with this nice lady for quite a while and told her she looked like a very proper Southern lady. She
informed us that actually she was a Northern maiden. Whoops

A great Abe Lincoln impersonator recited the "Gettysburg Address" to the crowd on the bleachers after the battle. He told how Lincoln had most of it written except for the closing line. He walked from his rooming house to the cemetery to pray and came upon a mother looking for the grave of her son. They spoke briefly and then he went back to his room and completed his speech.

Jack was very interested because he participates in the Pony Express Commemmorative Ride every year. One of his grandfathers was an original Pony Express Rider.

STILL GETT'N READY TO LEAVE

Big Fish in the Sky

These two pictures are for my Aunt Myrleen and Uncle Shirl

Their favorite Stores

This car likes to have fun. 1 racing dirt bike, 1 road racing bike,

1 "odie" surf board and lots of gear to go with it all.

We had a good time with Tim while he was here. Thanks Melanie

and Abby and Matt for holding down the home front.

GETT'N READY TO LEAVE

We're down to our last week in California and we've been working on the supplies and refrigerator for about a week. Anytime now we'll be having refried beans and pineapple slices for supper.

Tim raced in St. George last Saturday
and then hopped on down here for a few days. He had some "use it or lose it" vacation days. Melanie and the twins decided not to miss any additional school days. Tim just plans to bike and surf and T.V. It's good to have him here.

He went surfing this afternoon and biked through Camp Pendleton this morning. Loved the surfing at Orfino.

Becky and Jack Rhodes have rented a unit here and will be here on Thursday. We're looking forward to them coming.

OCEANSIDE BRIDGE

This is the new bridge they are building to the marina. It should be done the middle of June. In order to access our condo we will have to go waaaaaay

around the marina the last week we are here.

They will be taking out the other rode (that they replaced 2 years ago and cost a bundle) and letting the river run free in front of the condo. Will be interesting.

RANCHO GUAJOME ADOBE COUNTY PARK

Thank you Melanie-- she always does her homework as far as interesting sites when they vacation. She found this wonderful "Rancho Guajome Adobe County Park" last year when they were here. We didn't get around to visiting it until yesterday but it will be one of the fun places to take people from now on. Thanks Mel.
Rancho has two enclosed courtyards. Very unusual at that time. The Cherokee Rose bush is from the 1880's.

Family Dining Room

The outside of the traditional Mexican oven called a "horno". The capacity of the oven is huge. A very hot fire was built in the oven and burned to coals. This heated the oven so that it could be used for baking.

This was the original front porch and was enclosed in 1880 when the sewing room (for his new wife) was added on the top.

This beautiful restored and playable organ is also on the enclosed porch

It's a Murphy Bed

School Room

Old childrens walker

"On one side of the garden is the capilla or private chapel of Mrs. Couts which we all visited in the afternoon. Miss Couts informed in that this was the only private chapel in California though they are common among the wealthy and noble of Spain, the priests do not f avor them, and at first refused to bless this one of Mrs. Couts. But she declared she would have it anyway and bless it herself if no one else would, and that she would not be narrowed down in her religion to the shrines of the clergy. Whereupon the clergy yielded and now mass is said whenever a priest comes that way." Hubert How Bancroft

YEA- THE KIDS ARE HERE

PICTURES FROM TIM & MELANIE'S FAMILY VISIT

WE LOVE YOU

We love LEGOLAND

Check out the 4 1/2 inch heels on the nice lady. And we saw her several times during the day.

You'll always be our little boy

SURFING BUDDIES

One of our favorite places--- THE TIDE POOLS

Point Loma Lighthouse

Actually got on the Internet to see how much one of these cost. They don't sell them to the public. For rude!