To Stanford and Beyond

Sorry, all, it's been awhile, hasn't it? Well, for fear that my older brother will call complaining about not having anything new to look at, I decided today that I'd better get around to posting something. We've actually been having a good time starting to explore the sights around Stanford, and I've been meaning to post some pictures of our explorations.

Near Stanford, there's a nature preserve, and we saw on the map that it had a Felt Lake in it. We got all excited to check it out. When we actually saw the lake (a.k.a. practically dried up pond), we did our best to maintain our enthusiasm.

Our ward hosted an activity one Saturday where we took a ferry from San Francisco across the bay to Alameda. It was a fun chance to move a little further out and see more of the Bay Area.

Probably our most exciting outing thus far was last week. It was "Fleet Week" in San Francisco, which means that a whole bunch of the naval fleet comes into the bay, and they host a bunch of events, including an air show. Lots of stunt planes, including the famous Blue Angels, performed, so we went up with some new friends, had a picnic, and enjoyed the show. It was pretty cool to sit right by the Golden Gate and watch the planes come in over - and under - the bridge! This one is likely to become an annual event for us!