Capitola !

On October 31, Mary Jo and John flew down to San Francisco for Mary Jo's surgery. We spent the first night at the airport Grand Hyatt, and after a Covid test downtown on Monday, went down to Capitola, which would be our main base for the trip. We had dinner that night at a wonderful restaurant that you take a funicular down to, and also found a very nice bakery/deli with outstanding cookies (Florentines were the best!) and also take-home-to-heat-up dinners, which was perfect for our trip.

We went back up to San Francisco Tuesday night, and then Mary Jo's surgery in the Castro district went well on Wednesday. We were back down in Capitola on Thursday for a week-long recovery, with Joseph arriving on Saturday to break things up. Joseph and John took a hike on Saturday near Loma Prieta, which was the epicenter of the 1989 earthquake during the World Series. Joseph left on Sunday and we had three more days in the house, with lots of views out on the bay. It was a beautiful spot and perfect for our trip.

We headed back up to San Francisco for Mary Jo's follow-up appointment on Wednesday, where we got the great news that her pathology report indicated a complete response and no evidence of cancer. We flew back and were home by Wednesday night!