One of the lessons we learned about travels is to plan to leave the day before you actually leave.  That usually gives you a day to remember all the things you forgot to do or bring, and makes your departure go a whole lot better.

Tomorrow morning, we leave for Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia.  So today was such a free day.  Our travel skills are improving, so we got to spend part of it touring three programs of an agency on which Pat is a member of the Board of Directors, as well as the Treasurer.  It's Community Action Partnership of Sonoma County.  Few rewards are greater than being able to see and talk with the people whose lives are being assisted by programs you help bring about.    Here are three are particularly successful, and should be expanded to serve more children and parents.