Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Mini Oregon Trail
The road between Pismo Beach and Orcutt reminded us of a deserted road
between towns back in the wild west time that we see in the movies and
read from the books. The air was dry and dusty, occasionally, small dust
cloud passed us. We could feel the sting from the sun, as if it moved
closer to us than ever.
Orcutt was a saloon town. Starved, we stopped by a restaurant that were
decorated with authentic pictures and newspaper back in 1800s. The food
was absolutely delicious - can't go wrong with country kitchen cooking
style. Omlettes was what we went for and we were glad that we did.
Randy's family met us at Orcutt to give us some help before we finish
our day's route. The route has 1,000 feet hill elevation, so we gave our
camping gear to them. After Mark's short nap, we took off to ride over
the hill to Lompoc. We met Randy's family there where we set our camp.
The day ended with romantic campfire and tasty smores. We were ready
for tomorrow's 6th and LAST 1,000 feet elevation hill, over toward Santa
Barbara.
One thing that we noticed about Dalina - her walking skills have
improved significantly. We think that it is because of the jaggy ground
around our tent. Beside her walking, she discovered dirt. Instead of
putting the handful of dirt in her mouth, she plays with it by pouring
them out of her hand. She became so amused by it and it is very cute to
watch!
