Delayed...

Well, I've hit a big delay. I came down with the flu during the third week of January, putting me in bed for almost 5 days. Of course I was supposed to be moving out of my apartment during that time, but I figured that I had one more week to move after I recovered enough to be up and about. But nothing ever goes the way that it's planned.

The last week of January, some family issues came up that forced me to travel to Northern California twice within three days. This situation will require my full attention over the next couple of months, so I'm currently couch surfing between my parent's place in Murrieta and my daughter's place in San Diego. I had to get a five day extension on my apartment to get the place cleaned out, and was able to finally move out yesterday with the help of my daughter and her friend. Everything is in storage, I finished up the last of the phone calls to the utility companies, and finally submitted my change of address cards.

I'm hoping to do some one- or two-day hikes starting from Imperial Beach, and then return when I need to take care of this business. This will set my completion date back several months, but then again, I'm in no hurry.