Retour Aux Jardins De Gilroy; And More...

We were not in Menlo Park long before taking a now child-like Penelope to Gilroy Gardens for the day. Fun with the grandparents, despite the fact that they don't do many of the rides anymore...

Vicki and P on the Twister; in the redwoods; we pretty much
opened the park in the AM, and closed it in the PM; very light
crowds

Among P's favorite rides is the mushroom swing

With no crowds and no lines, P got to do multiple rides without
waiting en queue; here she awaits fellow mushroom swingers 

Last ride, closing the park at 5PM

In other news, Rebecca took us to lunch at Town, in San Carlos;
here, a demi of the best butternut squash soup and presentation
ever, so far

During our 5 month absence, an asteroid or some other heavenly

body impacted one of our solar panels; it still worked, but I'll be

replacing it this week

A member of our crew let the water pump run while I was draining

the tank, prior to sanitizing; took the better part of a day to access

and replace...fortunately, we always carry numerous spares...

And I also replaced the EGR valve on Le Sport, hoping
it would solve our boost issues...alas, not, but we have
a service appointment now scheduled...to be continued;
not pictured: the reset button on the water heater, which
I found and utilized, despite the misleading/contradictory
manufacturer's instructions/signage; p.s...the reset button
gambit worked for a week or so, then stopped working;
after a camping trip, I replaced the thermostat...still doesn't
work...another appointment, more stimulation of the
Middle California economy...