Sandy’s three nieces will be meeting up with us after our hike. We're planning to do about 4 miles, which was perfect.  Sandy has been looking after the animals on their hobby farm in Ca. Sandy used to work for the Coast Guard, so she know this area well. She and Glenn stay at the fancy hotel in town when they visit, and love watching the planes come and go.  Recently. I've been dealing with gout, but today is the first day I'm not taking any painkillers.  As for Glenn & Sandy, they live about three hours from the ocean, in the mountains near the Western States 100 mile finish.  Although they’ve both lost their jobs, they’ve managed well financially so far, and Sandy plans to start volunteering at the dog rescue where they got their two Collies. They also have a cat and seven chickens, which Sandy adore.