Leaving the Bay Area

We spent a week wandering the Bay Area and were itchy to get back on the road.  It was very nice leaving the heavy traffic.

We spent the week with my brother Marty, his wife Marina, son Ilya, their wonderful dog Sky, and their energetic puppy Loki.  It was very nice spending time with my family and seeing what a great (and very tall) kid Ilya is turning into.

Before leaving we stopped at the Gtar headquarters to see Ashara's son Josh.  The Gtar is sort of an Electronic guitar run by an Iphone which can be used for among other things, to teach you how to play a guitar using LED lights in the neck.  Un-musical Terry picked up one of the Gtar's, selected "Blackbird" by the Beatles, and started playing.  Though Ashara couldn't tell what I was playing, I was sure if you recorded me and played it back 3 times faster, she might have guessed the song.  It was far more fun than looking at a book and trying to match finger positions.