Memorial Day Weekend 2009

San Rafael

Stinson Beach









Point Reyes - the 1906 quake separated this fence by about 16 feet. The San Andreas Fault lies at this spot.

Dog Days of Summer

Well, it's not really summer yet, but a couple of weekends ago we got a pretty good taste of the heat in Fremont. Mid 90's is pretty warm for the Bar Area since a typical summer pattern includes a nice marine layer that cools everything down in the evening. With the hot weather we had our first really good swim at the pool. We were almost obligated to do it just to help cool down before going to bed in rooms measuring about 90 degrees at 8pm. Anything to help the kids cool down and be somewhat comfortable to go to sleep.

2006 was the summer of the worst heat waves we have had since moving here in 2004. Two weeks of 90-100 degree temperatures. Fremont hit a record of 110 and our bedrooms were 98 when I was putting the kids to bed. Needless to say, we spent the next night at Robyn and Lance's house, who have air conditioning. Let's hope we don't see many of those heat waves anytime soon.