We spent the day at Lake Del Valle, renting a pontoon boat and cruising the 6 mile long lake. The weather was perfect and we beached the boat along the shore to let the dogs run around for awhile. Afterwards, we headed into downtown Livermore and visited the cute shops and had a yummy Italian lunch.

We are getting lots of use out of our dog stroller! It is an easy way to deal with them in crowds or places that might not otherwise welcome our furry family members and they seem to enjoy it as well, they certainly get lots of attention in it.

This posting is a double header and also features our trip to San Jose to visit the Winchester House.  I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed the tour. The house is crazy big and had so many doors, interior windows and passageways that it is more like a maze than a house. Ms. Winchester was a very strange lady and I can’t imagine living through 32 years of constant construction –  no thank you!