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Default Belated California vacation report (LONG)

On 2010-05-22 18:31:58 -0700, Cindy Fuller said:

> It's been a crazy two weeks since we returned from Cal-ee-for-nee-ya


Negative 10 points. If you had mentioned Grapes of Wrath in the same
sentence--only five. On the other hand you never said "La-La Land"
which is the most severe at -20 point penalty.

> On the way there we had lunch at a fine Brazilian place in Santa
> Cruz. The feijoada (black beans and rice) was the real deal.


Do you remember then name of restaurant?

> The last 3 days was spent at Yosemite. The park was the attraction more
> than the food. We had a good dinner at the Yosemite Park Lodge and
> lunch the next day at the Ahwahnee; however, the rest of the time we ate
> at the restaurant adjacent to our hotel just outside of the park.


The three greatest picnics I've had in life were all from one trip to Yosemite.