Chico, California November 20-22
Monday morning we headed for Chico from Eureka. We had to delay our departure from Eureka because of poor weather conditions in Chico. We finally made the decision to head for Oroville, instead which is down the valley from Chico, and showed better ceiling and visibility. We finally took off about 10:45. We climbed out to about 11,000 feet and found ourselves in clouds and rain. Finally, after about 45 minutes, the Chico weather improved significantly so we diverted to our original destination, Chico. We landed in Chico about 12:30. Soon after, the weather closed in and it rained most of the rest of the day. That evening, we met up with Tom's cousin and her husband and shared a very tasty dinner at the Sierra Nevada Brewery. Our AirBnB was in Durham which just south of Chico. The house is out in the country and surrounded by nut orchards and small farm operations. It was an extremely nice setting. The house was just incredibly livable with many personal touches including a tray with bottle of wine and bowl of fruit left out for our arrival.
Because of Thanksgiving week, most Rotary Clubs are dark (do not have meetings during holiday weeks). Fortunately, we were able to arrange a lunch meeting with the International Outreach chair of the Chico Rotary, Walt Schafer. What an interesting person! Walt is a retired professor of sociology from Chico State University and has lived in the area for over 40 years. His club has an active membership of 200 and has a long history of international outreach, mostly in Tanzania. However, each year they get involved in other outreach endeavors, such as ours. He was very complimentary about our program design and strategies for attaining our goals. He was confident that his club will support our project. He also indicated that he personally would support our endeavors.
As we know all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy so we were able to fit in a round of golf generously arranged by Walt Schafer.
Because of Thanksgiving week, most Rotary Clubs are dark (do not have meetings during holiday weeks). Fortunately, we were able to arrange a lunch meeting with the International Outreach chair of the Chico Rotary, Walt Schafer. What an interesting person! Walt is a retired professor of sociology from Chico State University and has lived in the area for over 40 years. His club has an active membership of 200 and has a long history of international outreach, mostly in Tanzania. However, each year they get involved in other outreach endeavors, such as ours. He was very complimentary about our program design and strategies for attaining our goals. He was confident that his club will support our project. He also indicated that he personally would support our endeavors.
As we know all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy so we were able to fit in a round of golf generously arranged by Walt Schafer.
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