Randman's World

We made it back from our trip to San Francisco. We had really good trip, and I couldn't have been prouder of Charlie. He behaved so well on the long plane rides. Several people came up to us in baggage claim and told us how good he was. He had a total of about 10 minutes of unhappy behavior on the entire flight. Mostly, he looked out the window, slept, played with the window shade, played cars, ate goldfish crackers, and read books.

We got to San Francisco, where Kim's cousin Rick met us. He was a great host, and made sure that we got to do anything we wanted. We drove over to Kim's Uncle Gale's house, to visit with him. To say that his house is beautiful is an understatement (click on the photos to really truly see how nice the house and yard is).

Uncle Gale's backyard is like a park. He landscaped it beautifully, including a creek bed, lemon tree, bridge, and other beautiful additions. Charlie loved the backyard, and spent most of his time out there, going up and down the deck stairs.




We traveled to the Oakland Zoo, which was fun. Charlie rode the Merry-Go-Round, although he didn't really seem to enjoy it that much. He did calm down once it started up, and then seemed to "tolerate" it.

We also visted downtown San Francisco, and did some of the touristy stuff. We went to Pier 39, and got a picture of Charlie in front of Alcatraz, where his grandpa Charlie worked.
And, of course, the most photographed sign in the country. And took a trip to the Golden Gate Bridge, for another postcard type photograph. We'll probably send this one back to Russia on one of our post placement reports, just to show everywhere Charlie has been.

Needless to say, the time change, plus the traveling and touring took it's toll on Charlie most evenings.


Charlie liked Uncle (actually Cousin) Rick a lot, and they had a grand time playing in the backyard.


Overall, the trip was great. And, according to Charlie, it was lots of fun.