12/20/2008 Sat.

早朝から雪の降りしきる中、天然クリスマスツリーを眺めながらオレゴンを脱出。カリフォルニアのだだっ広い大地にただただ驚き。オリーブ畑、オレンジ畑、ましてや石油の採掘ポンプ畑、サンタクルーズを通り抜け、今日の終点サンフランシスコの郊外、ライアンの母の家へ。
It was already snowing crazily. We escaped Oregon in time, and we headed for California. We heard it snowed over 2 feet and lost power for 36 hours. We passed olive fields, orange fields, and oil pumps, and then came to Judy’s house (Ryan’s mom/ grandkids call her Mumsy) outside of San Francisco. I was surprised how big the fields and sky are in California.