Today was taken up with the rather long drive from Mammoth to Carlsbad. It took about eight hours, and we arrived 'home' in Carlsbad at 7:00 pm. Trevor unloaded my stuff, hopped back in the car, and drove up to Torrance, 9+ hours of driving. He says the Tesla does most of the work.
We had a good time in Mammoth. A party New Year's eve, and a gondola ride to the top with Trevor and Alex on New Year's Day. Trevor gave us a tour of the fish hatchery near the airport, then we dropped Mack off for his flight. He had to be back to work on Tuesday!
Wendy called faithfully every day, and Brianne had a chance to talk to her brother when she called. Spoke to Ian too. Good family!
The snow is there, but not in the quantities of last year. We saw lots of families in the lobby of the Westin Hotel, two or three children each. With the rates for a two bedroom pushing $1200 a night and lift tickets per adult at about $160 we thought they must have spent a fortune for the trip, but hey, I remember when the lift tickets were $19 a day! We were a family of five, and thought THAT was expensive.
Next blog will be a Japan Christmas story. Stay tuned.
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