June 2

Went to church with the Timmer's.  Then Grace, Kelly and I started for Yosemite NP.  But first we stopped at San Juan Bautista Mission.  It was founded in 1797.  We also toured the cemetery and saw not just Spanish names but many Japanese names.  And also saw one grave of a person who survived as a member of the "Donner Party"

Leaving after church

Japanese writing on this gravestone

One of the Japanese sections in this
Catholic graveyard

Survivor of the Donner Party

Wall hanging in the museum

Music in the museum- this is]large print!

The sanctuary where they still
have services

Altar 

painting along the side

this pattern is found in many
of the floor tiles.
what is it???

Fray Junipero Serra
1713-1784

San Juan Bautistsa Mission

cactus in the garden

gazebo in the garden

wooden statue of Junipero

 Also along the way was the San Juis Reservoir finished in 1963.  Much of central CA's water and power comes from this/

It in Los Banos mountains

In town we went shopping for food at
this place.  Everything was in Spanish