Day 1 - May 15 - Flight landed at LAX at 12:10 PM local time. The journey will start tomorrow. Spent the day negotiating LA traffic traveling to Orange, CA to visit with Ginny's sister Loretta in her new home. Also, keeping in touch with the folks back in the Poughkeepsie area to hear how things were after the violent storm in the afternoon. Massive power outages, downed trees, school closings, etc. We made the right choice by departing today, instead of Wednesday. We did hear Tuesday evening from friends and our next door neighbor that all was OK. We met Ginny's sister Loretta at her new home in Orange, CA. Here's a look at a typical unit: After catching up, we went to dinner at one of Loretta's favorite place, and ours as well: Rosine's (As we neglected to get pictures, here's a mock up): John Deflumeri, here's what we're driving: ...