whoa, but this retirement traveling is so strenuous! nancy and i met her son, chris, this afternoon and we all went down to the wharf area here in long beach. it was a great day—no wind—and the temperature was about 75ยบ—the sun was shining—what more could you desire? and nancy found a new boyfriend at the wharf, as you can see by tonight's photos. the lighthouse in long beach is still in use to guide ships into the harbor. long beach is one of two harbors that are still in use in the los angeles area—the other port is the port of los angeles, which is actually at san pedro, ca. of course, tonight we are so tired from walking around the wharf that i think we will hit-the-hay early. this rv'ing is tough work—er, play—er, work? tomorrow we are driving to van nuys, about an hour north of long beach. the day tomorrow includes a visit to the gene autry museum and western heritage center in los angeles with my son, rodney. the traffic is so bad here that we won't be venturing out onto the los angeles freeway system until about 10:00 am (after everyone has had time to get to work). having a great time—wish y'all were here...
