It is so delightfully cool here in San Francisco! Bright sunshine, fresh air and cool ocean breezes.

James gets another cake. This is a riff on the Black Forest cake.

Where is my wallet? I search everywhere without success. I search everywhere again – still no good. Green card, social security card, driving licenses, Japan and US, credit, ATM cards, Japan and U.S. Japanese permanent resident card, boat license and tons more. It is a good day to die!

I take a load of washing from the machine and in the pocket of a now clean pair of trousers; is my wallet. Drenched but unbeaten.

I drive over to Santa Cruz to visit David and Kendra.

I drive back home the next day along Highway 1. All up the pacific coast.

I like it here.

There is a big typhoon smashing around Okinawa as I write.

Please all pray for the well-being of my boat.