A little off the subject of Real Estate...
I have just returned back to Sunnyvale from a short lived 1.5 days in the Central Coast of California. I was just south of San Luis Obispo in Arroyo Grande visiting and working with a friend & his family. Soon after I arrived we went to the Pismo Beach Sand Dunes for a couple of hours of incredible fun. There was less than 20 people to be found in the many miles of sand dunes and the weather was about 65-70 degrees, NO fog and NO wind. This was truly a perfect day! Oh, what a BLAST! We escaped without injury and stories to tell for years to come.
We also stopped by a Monarch grove with thousands of butterflies amongst the eucalyptus trees, that was worth seeing any day of the week. We also played some Frisbee golf at a park that has 27 Frisbee golf holes throughout a sprawling park that never seemed to end. Avila Beach was another stop that we swung on the swing sets on the beach with next to no one around. That's something I haven't done since I was 12 years old. We also took his dog Chip on a long walk on the beach in with only the moon light and the tranquil sounds of the ocean to guide us. OK, this would have been much better with my wife!
We did manage to do some real estate work from time to time as well.