Here we are. It was a great week in Sonoma and Napa. Not tasting wine, though we did drink some, but time with family and scouting places to live. Really fell in love with the community in Napa. St Helena is a a great little town 5 min away
Our dynamic is my step son and his fiancé had a 1 yo. His fiancé has 3 kids from prior. So we have 4 grandchildren here in Sonoma. Hence, a major part of the pull.
It’s been foggy in Sonoma the first 3 mornings we’ve been here. Today crystal clear and crispy cold.
The really only strange thing for me today in Petaluma was a customer in a Panda Express ordering in Spanish and the worker answering in Spanish
What I’ve told people here in California when they are confused about why I want to move from Hawaii, where I grew up. I can spend my final years (maybe 20) doing the same things I’ve done for the last 35 yrs on Hawaii Island or come to California and have a whole bunch of new adventures.
We’ve checked out 10 mobile home parks in Sonoma and Petaluma, met with 2 manufacturers, looked at 4 model homes. Wow have they come far and build quality is excellent. Things are becoming clearer. Looking in Napa Valley on Sunday.
Current status: In a tube of metal with aerodynamic things on the sides full of other people. Getting ready to be hurled through the sky over the Pacific Ocean to an asphalt strip on the other side. Out of my control. Just along for the ride.