In case you don't remember, Dilly and I have a tendency to find ourselves in weird situations and adventures, some of which involve water and boats. So it is not surprising that during her last visit to California we decided to do a bit of boating... you know, for old times sake!
Anyway, a row boat in a man-made, 50 acre, salt water lake seems a pretty safe choice. Unless, of course you end up adrift in the middle of said lake, with only one working paddle and the aquatic centre staff conveniently ignores your S.O.S. signaling. After a lot of struggle, we did manage to strand the boat and climb onto to the shore, only to find ourselves in the middle of a golf course and having to walk all the way back to the docks.
But hey, at least we got a refund for the boat rental so we got to have some fun - while we still had two paddles - AND exercise. For *FREE*! Which was very useful to burn all the calories of those delicious desserts we had just before the boating incident. It was a win win situation.
As for the rest of the week, we spent it visiting some high-tech companies/universities and keeping updated on the latest technologies available here in Silicon Valley.
iPhones 4, 5, 6 and 6 plus comparison...
...and testing out the iPhone 7 prototype (still think it could be bigger)
Messing around with Victoria at Stanford
Lunch at Facebook
Having some work done at Instagram
Fun with Google's androids and bikes
Meanwhile, in case the previous dessert photo left room for any doubt, the entire week was a succession of tantalizing meals and booze: Korean, Italian, Mexican, Portuguese, Japanese, American... you name it.
Katana sushi and sake
Chocolate overdose at the Ghiraldelli factory
that bottle of Malbec won at the EBBN raffle
Chicago style pizza
Whiskey and peppers
And as for all the sightseeing and other touristic activities we managed to fit into our busy busy schedule... well, lets leave that for another post :)
