Time to head home

Woke up this morning to say our goodbyes, a bittersweet time.

 

 

The path out of town is not very straight. We first stopped off at the Hat for lunch, By far some of the best Pastrami on the planet. No photos, the pastrami did not last that long.

Next stop was Space Bank Mini Storage, We had a nice talk with my old General Manager Mike.  His claim to fame is that he knows everyone , and he will be the 2016 Tournament of Roses President. 

 

To say that it was a different place to work is an understatement. One of the owners is the founder of the Pasadena Museum of California Art.  So you never know what  you will see hanging around.

 

 

The office I started in.  It has had a face lift since I started. The original office was what was left over from the Navy. We upgraded to this configuration in 1998.  The oldest photo of the property hangs in the office.  The best guess is that this would be in 1950’s or early 60’s.

 

After that we stopped at Trader Joe’s. Once again no photos we were too busy shopping. Since Oklahoma Liquor laws are keeping Joe out of the state, we will stock up on 2 buck Chuck whenever we get near a TJ’s.

By this time we have hit the heart of rush hour traffic (which starts at 2:00pm and last till 8:00, 9:00 and sometimes 10:00 pm). It was not as bad as it could have been but 45 mph on a 5 lane highway was the top speed and a complete stop was quite often.

 

Traffic is not one of the things I miss.

 

 

Since we were moving slow I got a nice shot of the back of Vasquez rocks.  For you out there that may not know Vasquez Rocks is the famous location where Captain Kirk Defeated the Gorn Captain in the original Star Trek series. Also there have been thousands of westerns filmed out there.

The end of the week

Our stay here in Southern California is coming to an end. This day started off wonderful pancakes and bacon, then a nap on the couch with my grandson.  Naps with babies are the best. Now it is time to start packing.

Yesterday I took Josh to the beach and we had fun in the morning. Some of the waves got bigger than Josh but not many. It was a good time for pop and son.

 

Funny thing about the beach, even on a Thursday morning during school you can find people on the beach having fun.  This morning we had to walk around a wedding on the beach.

Later we had the family over and Stef and Tommy’s living room was over taxed. This is a small showing of the family.

Lunch with the family has been known to go over 50 and holidays are just silly.

Blog From The Road

We have left the comfy village of Yukon and have hit the road for the land of sunshine and sharks.  I am speaking of the United States’ left coast, California! What brings us on such a long road trip? The latest installment of grandbabies. 

We have left the store in the capable hands of John, Brad, Andrew, and Debbie. I hope to have some fun stories when we get back from them.

Our first night on the road took us through the panhandle of Texas and to the home of the 72oz steak. The Big Texan Steak House has been a fixture of interstate 40 for as long as I can remember yet this was the first time I ever stopped and ate there.

 

It was crowded noisy and fun… and only slightly expensive. We did watch one very large individual eat the 72oz Steak meal with under a minute left. I just can’t imagine trying to stuff Steak, potato, salad, roll and shrimp cocktail down my gullet.  The record holder did it all in under 9 minutes…

Time to get back to the license plate game with the rest of my travelling buddies. 4 hours till we reach our next bench mark, the In-N-Out in Kingman Az.