Day 3

We are rolling! This morning we got up and loaded the van with all our worldly possessions and by 9 we were ready to pull out. GAESITM! We made it as far as the 3 Zero Café on Highway 1 (3 miles) where we stopped for breakfast. From there, on to Half Moon Bay (6 miles) to Ace Hardware to pick up some necessities. There is some risk here in that I’m not allowed in a hardware store without adult supervision (Howard is not suitable for this purpose). BUT, as God is my witness, we were in and out in 10 minutes. Stops at the bank, and by 11 we were leaving Half Moon Bay and on our way. We headed south on Hwy. 101. Then we decided to go back to Hwy 1 (more on this later) We wound up on one my favorite driving trips. Hwy. 1 through Carmel and Big Sur. If you haven’t made this trip you owe it to yourself. Beautiful day and miles and miles of some of the most spectacular coastal scenery in the world. When we got to Cambria, we found a suitable campground and went into town in search of a bar and a grocery store.

Found the bar, Mozzie’s, had a beer and Howard called some friends who live in Cambria. They invited us to join them for dinner and we accepted. Mike and Sherrie Weakley are a delightful couple. We enjoyed a great dinner with them at an excellent restraint in town. They invited us to stay with them for the night, and we decided to accept that invitation too. They have a beautiful house just outside of town and after a couple of games of pool with Mike, we turned in.

Now, here’s how we wound up back on Hwy. 1. We couldn’t get the refrigerator in the van started. Followed the directions to the letter and came up empty, despite multiple attempts and much profanity. Plan E, there is an RV place in Redwood City (off Hwy.101) and we went there after we left Half Moon Bay. The guy there came out, did everything we had already tried and pronounced the refrigerator dead. No idea how to make it work, but suggested another place in Los Osos. Thus Plan F and that beautiful trip down the coast.

As I think I‘ve mentioned, our plan is simple and we are in no hurry. The organized people of the world would be driven crazy by such laxity, but this is not the way we roll. I‘ve been calling this a road trip, but it‘s really a wander. Adventure awaits.



Day 4

Spent a restful night and Sherrie fixed us a great breakfast in the morning. We bid farewell to the Weakleys and were on our way by 9:30 another GAESITM. We found the place in Los Osos but they don’t do service and they sent us around the corner to see JC. Young guy who knows VW vans. He showed us the actual steps to starting the refrigerator, explained why they didn’t work and offered to fix the problem. OK, he’ll be done by 3 he says. So we spent the rest of the day in Los Osos. Enjoyed a big lunch at Round Table Pizza (all you can eat buffet). As a result we have added another rule: from now on, no more than one meal a day at a place that advertises All You Can Eat. It doesn’t work out well for the establishment and we can’t afford the calories.