As we move around, we travel with tech for communicating with family, keeping up with the news, taking and storing photos, and doing the blog. We each have a phone. We share an iPad, although I mostly just use it for the blog, and I have a computer, as I used to do online work. Bob noticed the other day that the iPad was starting to have issues due to lack of available space, and since it has been a number of years (We can’t remember how many.) since we have purchased a new iPad and we have added additional memory a few times already, Bob decided it was time for a new one.
The closest Apple Store to the current house was in Berkeley, about 5 miles away — a 30 minute bus ride or almost a 2 hour walk. We decided to ride the bus to the store. On the way, we went down busy College Avenue that runs from the University of California campus all the way through downtown Rockridge. It is a mix of retail, restaurants, and culture.
At our bus stop, Bob went to the Apple Store to buy the new iPad, get the data transferred, etc., and then would catch the bus back. I got off the bus and immediately began the long walk back to the house, as I just can’t deal with tech stores and pricey purchases. My walk only took a little over 90 minutes, and I beat Bob back. The walk was mostly through residential areas, but I found a few things that caught my eye.
from Texas! I love the progressiveness of this area.
This morning I headed off to Panoramic Hill in Claremont Canyon to see the views and then check out some of the local book stores on College Avenue as I walked back to Rockridge through Berkeley. Bob went to Trader Joe’s to pick up some groceries for dinner tonight, but more on that later.
Claremont Canyon is 208 acres of preserved land above Berkeley, land that once served as an important communication and transportation route. In 1858 part of a transcontinental telegraph line was strung through the canyon, and in the early 1860s, Pony Express riders carried mail along this route. In the early 20th century, the canyon was used for cattle grazing, dairy farming, and minor quarrying. Today, the land is set aside for hiking and horseback riding with views west to San Francisco Bay.
A few pics from my walk up to the top of Panoramic Hill and then back down into Berkeley.
We went in the last time we were here.
of the hill then trail down
Every Friday, our homeowners are the neighborhood delivery site for Sea Forager, a sustainable fish delivery service. The seafood is delivered about 3:00 pm into a cooler at the top of the driveway, and subscribers have until 8:00 pm to pick up their order. About 9:00 pm, the homeowners (us while we’re here), remove any packages of fish that weren’t picked up. The homeowners (us) can either eat it themselves or offer it to other neighbors.
Yesterday there was one package that was not picked up. It was enough shrimp for a meal for two, so Bob is making us shrimp pasta tonight. Not a bad perk!
Peckish Travels 