Catching up on current events

On Monday, July 4th, we (Rich, Sarah and I), stayed on Windarra in the marina. For the past two weeks there have been signs posted about no fireworks or alcohol in Emeryville on July 4th along our street, zero tolerance, no parking and the road will be closed from 5pm to 11pm. So we decided to just stay put. Instead we watched the movie, “Independence Day”, ate hamburgers and then when the movie was over we walked out to see the fireworks over downtown San Francisco and out by the Berkeley pier. It was a very low key holiday celebration.

The next day we washed the boat as it was a bit dusty and dirty. We drove Sarah to the airport so she could catch a flight to Portland, OR for a job interview. In the evening, we had Jenny Wannier and Alec Turnbull over for dinner. Jenny is Rae’s sister and of course you know that if you have been following the blog. Jenny is living in Boulder, Colorado and attending the University of Colorado. Alec was one of Jesse’s groomsmen and he visited us in Australia in 2003 and while we were in French Polynesia as well. Alec is currently living here in San Francisco doing contract work in web site design. Both have done some extensive travelling so we had lots to talk about. We are always on the lookout for potential crew…

Friday, July 8th, we drove into San Francisco for an appointment. On the way we got a call from Sarah that she had a job offer. HOORAY! Now she is looking for an apartment in Portland. A few hours later we got another call from Sarah. Someone had stolen the Honda, our car that she had been using. Boo-Hiss! After we returned to the boat we helped coordinate a police report and notification to the insurance company. Both the police and the insurance person said that often the car is found abandon a few days later and that whoever stole the car was just interested in a joyride. Well, we will see.