On Friday, March 20th, Carol & I along with Jim and Vonnie Lash, took off for sunny California. At 4:15 a.m. we drove to the airport headed for Ontario, CA. Our plane took off at 6:30 a.m. and we arrived at 8:30 a.m. That left us plenty of time to stock up on chips, diet coke and water. BUT first... we had to go pick up the rental car:

Budget Car Rental had this Dodge Journey for us and it was great! We went shopping and had lunch, then checked into the hotel. We stayed at Comfort Suites in Ontario...and so did a couple of college baseball teams and  Mary Kay representatives. Carol was having trouble seeing in her right eye, so we called her eye doctor in Beaverton and he referred her to a specialist in Ontario that would see her immediately. The GPS helped get us to his office in quick order. He did several tests and dilated her eye. The e-mailed the results and pictures to Beaverton. Carol's doctor said to see him as soon as we got home!!! We had dinner at Marie Calender's and played pinochle back at the motel.

Saturday we got up early and had a little breakfast and headed for Auto Club Speedway. The NASCAR Xfinity Series 300 was set to run at 12:00 p.m. So we had some time to browse the trailers.

And Carol got inside Carl Edwards car #19 for a photo OP. 

Kevin Harvick won the race. We went out for dinner and came back to the motel and played another round of pinochle. Then Sunday was the Auto Club 400. We got to the track early and went on a garage tour. The NASCAR template test was the best!!! Can you see the template over the hood, top, and trunk lid?

After the garage tour we went to our seats and watched the race...it was great! We took Monday off and just relaxed and took in a movie (Mc Farland, USA), and got stuff ready for our flight back on Tuesday. As soon as we got unpacked, Carol called her doctor and he said to see him ASAP. So, we went to his office in Beaverton and he made arrangements for Carol to be seen by a specialist at St. Vincent Hospital. We rushed to the hospital and Carol had laser surgery that afternoon. She had a torn retina that needed to be repaired. Today she's still dilated and her eye is very sore. 

Our deepest "thanks" to all who had patience with us during this time.

More to come soon!