Eric continues to be involved in the CDCR Drone task force which is investigating the use of Drones at California state prisons. Eric is juggling his Drone task force duties with that of Salesforce and GIS. Of the 5 members of the Task force, four of them, including Eric were able to attend a free drone conference put on in Healdsburg California just a couple of hours from Sacramento.
The conference was scheduled to be taking place on a Wednesday and Thursday in the community north of the San Francisco Bay area. Since the conference spanned 2 days, lodging would be required, so in combination with taking some time off from work, we took the motorhome out to a Thousand Trails Camp Ground just north of Healdsburg. We arrived on Tuesday evening and set up camp. We were disappointed to find that the site only had 30 Amp service and there was no sewer. This make things a little uncomfortable the first day because the temperatures were well into the 90's and there was little shade offered to our rig from the sun. But, Carol and the dogs made the best of it and as the week progressed, the temperatures cooled and the one air conditioner was able to keep the motorhome comfortable. Since either air conditioner pumps cold air to the entire rig, either one could be used for temperature control.
On Wednesday and Thursday, Eric attended the conference which was well attended by public safety agencies from all over northern California. For a free conference which was put on by a local Drone distributor, all of the members of the task force were favorably impressed at the content provided at the conference which was held at a Christian college preparatory school.
On Friday and Saturday, after the conference was over, we explored the Healdsburg area including a local lake and sampled some of the wonderful food at the local eateries in the area. This is a beautiful area to come visit, especially in the fall, winter and early spring when temperatures are maybe not quite so warm as it is hard to come by RV parks in the area that do not have breed restrictions and have 50 amp sites.
On Sunday, it was Fathers day and Carol made Eric blue berry pancakes for the special occasion. Eric also received a Fathers day call from Katie to wish him a wonderful day as well which really made Eric's day! Eric had not wanted any gifts for fathers day, but it turned out that when we were ready to head home that the Motorhome would not start. As a result, Carol ended up buying Eric two starter batteries for the Motorhome as an impromptu fathers day gift. Though our departure was a little later than normal, the rest of our ride home was un-eventful. :-)
Safe Travels everyone!
Eric and Carol Anderson
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