The highway view is getting more pleasant now that we’ve made it to California.
Our “Tour de Russel” took us for a two-day stop in a cute little city aptly named Pleasanton, outside of San Francisco. We got to see friends we had met when we were living in England. Seven years ago when they moved back home to California we exchanged the familiar “Hope our paths cross again”. Well they did! It was great catching up with John and Amy. We made a toast to our daughters, Lexi and Maggie, whose friendship actually brought us together.
Our dogs, Jack and Gracie, got to go on a fantastic hike together on a ridge overlooking the valley.
We had a delicious lunch at a restaurant called “Experience Burma” with food similar to Thai food. We tried the Tea Leaf Salad with fermented tea leaves: different but very good. We shared pumpkin pork stew, mango chicken, and chili beef, all over coconut rice. So good.
Hiking, lunch, what’s next? We’re in California so wine tasting of course.
McGrail vineyards in Livermore:
Our pleasant day was topped off with a great dinner at John and Amy’s followed by a trip to the cute Main Street where we had just missed the free weekly outdoor concert but we finished up with an ice cream treat at a place called Icicles where they roll out ice cream with your toppings mixed in and then make little roll ups. Neat idea.
The campground we stayed at was mostly a dirt parking lot but it was the best WiFi we’ve had on this trip. And the roses outside the restroom were a nice surprise.
We can now add the California sticker to our map of visited states that hangs on our RV.
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