29 Apr-2May: Leaving our camper in Colorado, we flew to Peru to meet our daughter Abby for three weeks. (Due to limited luggage space and a busy schedule during this side trip, Paul’s laptop stayed in Colorado, so postings beginning with this one have been delayed for up to a month.) On the way to Peru, we took a short side trip to visit Marilyn and Bob (Paul’s brother) in Coronado, California. Living on opposite coasts, we don’t get to see each other very often. While there, we had a nice telephone chat with their son Mark, who lives in Sonoma and also got to visit with their son Robb and daughter-in-law Rosa when we all went out to brunch at a great restaurant overlooking San Diego Bay. Other highlights of our visit included strolling among about 400 antique autos on display right around the corner from Bob & Marilyn’s house, a walk along the beach, looking through old family photo albums, going for a run on the bike path down the Silver Strand while 88-year-young Bob biked alongside, and spending a couple of hours at the San Diego maritime museum. Sailing vessels on display at the museum included the San Salvador, a replica of the first European vessel to reach America’s west coast when Juan Cabrillo explored the coast of California for Spain in 1542-1543; HMS Rose, a replica of the late 18th century English naval frigate featured in the movie Master and Commander; the topsail schooner California, a replica of an 1847 revenue cutter and the official tall ship of the state of California; the America, a replica of the schooner whose 1851 yacht race victory in England inspired the America’s Cup races; and the Star of India, a steel-hulled ship built in 1863 (now rigged as a bark).
