Monday, March 3rd, 2008 (posted late!)

Patty flew up on Saturday AM, and Davd and I picked her up and drove down to Felton, to check out the steam train at 'Roaring Camp and Big Trees'.

David's old youth pastor, Travis, lives there with his wife Annette and their 3 kids. We stopped in to say hi, and it was good to see the whole family. We got to meet Travis' parents (they happened to be up for the weekend) as well. Felton may be the perfect place to live. It is nestled among the redwoods, but only minutes from Santa Cruz and the beaches. I know that my cousins, Doug, Ellen and Greg, will beg to differ with me, as they have their own bit of 'redwood heaven' north of Eureka. I'm also sure that 'normal' people can't afford to live there.

At Roaring Camp, we rode the steam train through the redwoods. It was very pretty, and a step back in time. We experienced what a turn of the century logging train was like.

On Sunday we relaxed and then shopped at the Outlet Mall in Gilroy. It was sad taking Patty back to the airport, but we will be home in just over a week.

Steve