Around the World Trip 1987
In 1987 Patty, Carolyn, and I flew around the world. We visited Jakarta, Bangkok, Singapore, Delhi, Cairo, Paris and London.
In 1987 Patty, Carolyn, and I flew around the world. We visited Jakarta, Bangkok, Singapore, Delhi, Cairo, Paris and London.
In Washington, I would take Carolyn to sports events on weekends while Patty slept in. She did gymnastics and field hockey. When we moved to Oakland she took up swimming.
Patty, Carolyn and I went to Mexico City and Cancún. Carolyn was a great hit in Cancún, with a band serenading her under our window and all the young men making much of her.
When Carolyn was two, Patty and I took our second trip to Europe. In Paris we leased a Simca and in London a small Ford. We spent substantial time in Spain. The trip included Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Luxembourg, London, Exeter, Plymouth, Stonehenge, Chartres, Madrid, Cordoba, Toledo, Seville, Gibraltar, Malaga, Granada, Valencia, Marseille, Nice, Genoa, Venice, Trieste, … Read more
Carolyn was born at Lake Merritt Hospital in Oakland. It was a hard birth, ending in a Caesarean section after a long labor. At the time fathers were not allowed in the delivery room or the newborn nursery. Looking through the nursery window in the early hours, I knew my job in life was to … Read more