usually when we're down in bakersfield we go to visit my aunt and uncle in McFarland, a quaint little farm town about 30 minutes away. usually we visit in the spring or summer and it includes a picnic like buffet outside in their 1/2 acre "back yard." but since it was winter we had only a brief tour of their vegetable garden and tghen retreated back into the warmth of the house. we exchanged a few gifts and then drove off to visit my cousin who is a fireman in the nea4rby town town or Delano. on the way i listened to my brand-spankin-new CD that i just got from my aunt, Experience Jimi Hendrix, his best of album. not bad, especially during a nightime romp through the southern california highway.

just to give you an idea of how friggin small Delano is: they have 2 firehouses. the one my cousin works at has three 2 man shifts per day. the other has 3 man shifts. they have one truck... each. its kinda cool cuz its quiet and layed back. anyways, he took us on a ride in the truck.. pretty cool. he actually got a call while we were takin a spin round the block so he had to jam back to the fire house and pickup the cap'n. this concludes day 2