UCAC Retreat Saturday
October 9, 2004

After an early morning start, I arrive by BART at Embarcadero station by 8am.

The Embarcadero Farmers' Market provides many breakfast options.




Preparations are being made for the final weekend of Fleet Week '04
[jeremiah o'brien]




The Golden Gate in a fresh morning light




the steady climb up the headlands




I arrive at a peaceful Rodeo Beach




After some muffins and other goodies, we start our singing...




Mark




lunch break...good size waves come crashing onto the shore









some fall colors




We hiked over to a spot with a view of the city...
[Raymond, Susan, Lis, Wendy, Rose, me (Freddy behind camera)]




...to get a glimpse of the Fleet Week airshow.









not just picturing airplanes...




hiking back down




pelican, sea gull




egret




Next on the agenda is "concert dress" voting




dinner...yum!




sunset dinner









The Pacific Ocean....isn't.




Oh, deer.




Oh, dear.




...and we're back at it again, for a few more hours.




We gather up a bunch of big players as Freddy whips out his "High Society".




Lis, Rose




Monte, Dennis, Raymond




me, Freddy




I didn't win, but I also didn't lose any of the three matches we played
...and so, we moved on to 'Cranium'











we were quite a crowd eventually...
...and the first day ended.

day two