On Sunday we broke camp, and decided to head in to Santa Cruz, to wander the Boardwalk. Ended up having a great time there - managed to do a bunch of kiddy rides, a fun "cave train" for all of us, and the requisite corn dogs all around. Managed to also get some "Gilroy Fry's" which had garlic on them which was tasty but a bit pungent towards the end - still a must have regional treat. We did manage to avoid the Garlic Ice Cream this time - done it before, and decided it's a "once in a lifetime" thing, in the "interesting..." kinda way.
D and I wandered back to the RV, as she was starting to melt, and Kim went on one last ride with her kids, then joined us for a "kid nap session", as we drove north towards San Rafael to meet up with my friend Gregg and his wife Kelly and their two daughters.
Drove through San Francisco and over the Golden Gate Bridge by the time the kids were up again, and weren't even too plagued by traffic along the way. Got up to Gregg's just as he was coming home with the last of the groceries for a fine BBQ dinner with all the trimmings at their place. Unfortunately, all the trimmings later include yellow-jackets, so towards the end we moved it inside, and all the kids played in their "Princess Play Room" to great delight.
Managed to pull a power cable inconspicuously over the sidewalk and into a plug in their side yard, and slept in the RV on the street, after giving a tour of the RV to their kids, and Delilah being at the end of her rope.
Monday morning, we said our "good byes" to the Dupree family, and drove down to Larkspur and hopped on the ferry over to The City. Nice ride, got to see Alcatraz, Treasure Island and of course a nice view of the downtown area. Then bought an all day metro network pass, and took a cable car up to China Town. Always so much to see there - Kim had an unfortunate incident with her Digital camera, and was able to pick up another one at one of the many Camera shops there. Another store, off the beaten path, had live sea food, including a crate of frogs, and a bucket of turtles - both of which delighted the kids. I stuck with their explanation "it's like an aquarium..." Did lunch at a sushi place that had the floating boats which was fun, but Kim didn't tell me until AFTER lunch that she had never had Dim Sum - which was right next door. From there, hopped on to another cable car after a bit of a wait, and then a walk along Pier 39 area, and a snack and drink in Rainforest Cafe there. Finally got on a trolley that took us back to the Ferry terminal for the ride back to Larkspur.
From there we drove to the East Bay on the chance that we might meet up with another friend, but it was destined not to happen. Instead, stayed at one of those RV parks that has close ties to a trailer park off in one of those "residential to light industrial" transition areas. At least it was cheap, and the office was still open when we pulled in at 7ish.
No comments:
Post a Comment