Up at 8, washed, breakfasted, and ready to go by 9.  Said goodbye to the rest of the van Groenous, and were off.  First stop was the Post Office, to send off another... READ MORE

Up at a respectable hour, and Val showered, then breakfast.  Then, as usual (at least recently) a lazy morning – I washed (some of) the grime off the car, and fixed the hole... READ MORE

Were up and breakfasted by 10-ish, then drove to Berkeley, chiefly to look at the ride board there.  Navigated our way in there reasonably well, only getting lost about once, and were able... READ MORE

After breakfast, we called up the Dept of Motor Vehicles to see what was required for registering the vehicle.  They said we needed a pink slip (tho’ we later found out we didn’t)... READ MORE

As usual, not a very active day.  Up at a reasonable hour, breakfasted, then drove in to Hayward with Meher and Salim, first to the bank (another drive-in) and then to a garage... READ MORE

The laziest of days today.  We awoke to an empty house, with the time gone 11, so we fixed ourselves breakfast, and it was Val’s turn to take herself a bath.  Aneema returned... READ MORE