I am spending a week in Northern California visiting my friend Dr Bert. Boy was it a long journey to get here - an 11 hour flight (stupidly high head winds!) followed by a 4.5 hour drive North up I80 and I5 in the pouring rain. Funny to think that it is the same I5 I drive on from SEA-TAC airport to downtown Seattle. I guess that is why the "I" stands for "Interstate"...
SatNav saved my soul a couple of times on the trip. I used my laptop with MapPoint 2006 and the GPS receiver to plan and follow my route. I took a wrong lane just north of the Bay Bridge and ended up slap bang in an Oakland suburb, and I surely would have had trouble finding Bert's house on arrival in Redding. Definintely time to consider a dedicated SatNav system (as lugging the laptop everywhere is not such a great idea!).
Anyway, the sun shone bright yesterday, and the views of Mount Shasta were pretty impressive. I hope to get some pictures taken in the next day or so, so stay tuned...
I'm told the place to eat locally is Jack's Grill, so I'll be checking that out this week. I also have a ton of things on my shopping list for a trip to the local Mt Shasta Mall.
Fun!
