HALF DOME, YOSEMITE AT XMAS TIME

 

OUR HOT TUB AT YOSEMITE

 

OUR XMAS TRIP TO YOSEMITE

A couple of weeks before Christmas, we drove to our houseboat in the Sacramento Delta (700+ miles each way). It was a different experience seeing the Delta in the winter. The fog was intense and the weather chilly. We finally figured out how to use our propane wall heater and then we were cozy. The fog, however, presented problems if we had to drive anywhere, especially in the Delta. It was scary driving the narrow roads with the canals on both sides out there in the fog. There were often pileups on the I-5 Freeway because of the fog.

We had come to help our friend, Cap’n Toni in her preparations for an operation on her hip to replace bone destroyed by her bone cancer. She is also diagnosed with lung and brain cancer. She keeps a positive attitude through the whole thing.

After seeing her through the operation and settled in rehab, we joined Zoe’s son, Russell, and his family in Yosemite National Park. They had rented a five bedroom house with four fireplaces. Zoe was ecstatic as we had a fireplace in our master suite and we had a fire each evening. Snow fell while we were there and left about a foot that led to fierce snowball fights and tiptoeing to the hot tub on the deck. We had great fun with guitar music and tall tales from Russell. They even found an outdoor ice skating rink that they all enjoyed.

We ended up coming home on Christmas Day and that was okay with us.

ZOE'S FAMILY ICE SKATING AT YOSEMITE

 

OUR ROAD TO OUR CABIN IN YOSEMITE