Scott arrived late in the evening on Thursday after a few unexpected changes to his travel itinerary. He was originally to fly from Vancouver to Los Angeles to San Jose with Alaskan Air and arrive at 8:45. However, there were mechanical problems with the plane a YVR, so they shifted him to American Airlines through Dallas with arrival at 10:00 pm. All was well, as I picked him up at the airport, and we arrived in San Ramon about 11:30.
Scott's arrival coincided with a big buzz in the barrio. As much as we are fond of Scott, the excitement had little to do with him. The rutted, pot holed gravel road was graded from the bottom of the hill to several houses past mine. What was bumpy is now smooth. I have pieced together that there is a neighbourhood meeting next Wednesday evening to discuss what the next steps are. I am assuming that if we want the road paved, there will be some kind of levy per home. Undoubtedly, a lot of animated discussion and carefully planned positions will emerge, none of which I will comprehend. But, I will nod politely, at times animatedly and smile unabashedly.
Unfortunately, the grading was accompanied by major winds, an outcome of a Caribbean storm which deluged the coast. The combination of grading and gusting resulted in the largest amount of continual dust and dirt deposits in the driveway and the house imaginable. I kept trying to convince Scott that this was not the norm, but I fear, to no avail. More of our travels upcoming!
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