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| Visiting Kiddos in SF |
After breakfast with Tad at Sally's, a super tasty restaurant and deli at the base of Potrero Hill in SF, the Snow Buzzards continued north over the Golden Gate Bridge leaving behind at bit of their hearts and taking with some fresh memories of a pleasant weekend on the bay. We stopped for gas in Hopland, CA, on the Redwood Highway and saw that the old Hopland High School was now a wine bar and tasting room. Excellent priorities!
Since closing up Casa Verde and departing the land of sun and sand for the land of rain and moss we've been delighted that the sun has decided to accompany us. Our first lodging after Desert Center was a hip little oceanside town north of Santa Barbara on Highway 1. Morro Bay offers restful beach bungalows, local oysters, and a dog friendly beach. We tried all three.
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| Sevi doing the happy run |
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| Sleep tight sleepy town |
There was a slide blocking Highway 1 so we cut inland for some greenery and pinkery, fields of artichokes and roadside swaths of ice plants. This part of SoCal is mighty inviting: lots of surfers and bicylists and a little glassblowing factory in the town of Harmony, pop. 18. The rueben sandwich we shared was disappointing but the coastal views of cliffs where farmers tilled above massive surf beaches made up for the Whale's Inn lunch.
Tad and Julienne are perfect hosts. Julienne gave us use of her studio apt, complete with Murphy table and ready to make morning coffee. Tad organized a pizza dinner in our honor with friends at Goat Hill Pizza with drinks before at Boomers. Sevi was taken on a Bernal Hill hike and beach play dates with Ziggy. But even before all this we were treated to Friday night gourmet sausages and beer and Saturday morning breakfast at the Sunrise Café in the mission. Of course, Tad and I made a coffee run to Philz where Phil himself greeted me with “You’re just like Santa; you come once a year and we’re happy to see you.”
Julienne continues to play soccer and her Saturday game was conveniently at the base of Potrero Hill. It brings back memories watching her play with Joyce Ohgi in the same positions they played together in middle school.
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| Distributing oranges at half time |
Sunday brunch was dim sum delight and the evening meal was at Sara’s beautiful home in Oakland. After DB’s Kauaiian pulled boar sandwiches prepared by Tad we sat around the campfire on Sara’s deck under her 500 year old live oak tree and retold the story of the Dew Claw Man who escaped from Alcatraz.
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| Dim Son and Dim Dad |
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| Julienne and Sara |
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| Happy Feet |
Awesome post!!!
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