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1964: after high school life begins. Asked to consider not returning to OSU after the first year. 1966 drafted; grunt, door gunner, HU1 pilot. Out in Dec '70. 1972 married, joined fire dept and bought first house over a 6 month span. 1980 moved family (which now consisted of wife Teri, daughter Amy and son Ryan) to CO. 1990 moved all to bush Alaska to work for the dark side (the FAA). Started Blog to keep family and friends up on our whereabouts. Retired in March 2010. In Feb 2012 sold house in Alaska. By May had bought in Redmond and completed the move. Still nesting in Redmond and loving it!

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Move over Ivars

Smooth sailing to Pismo, no thanks to Hwy 101.  That is one neglected road surface.  Smooth only from Santa Barbara to Goleta, the state has solved the problem by putting up lots of “rough road” signs.  The longer the roads stay neglected, the more accurate they are.  Going to go by Grandpa “Lupe’s” old place by the Oceano airport tomorrow and then stop by Randy Stromsoe’s in Templeton.  Don’t know how far we’ll get, but plan to end up somewhere on I5 poised for the sprint past Sacramento the next day.

Found the BEST clam chowder yet (always open to try out a challenger) at the "Splash Cafe" in Pismo Beach near the pier.  I think they cheat and use a TON of butter.  The broth could stand alone but then they add a healthy amount of clam and minimum potato.  I got the bread bowl which they grill before coring and filling with chowder.  Unfortunately, I found out they will top it off with a healthy amount of crab for another dollar.  These people are diabolical!

A shot of the Furnace creek Chevron left out of previous posts.

Yes, the sign says "diesel 5.77"
This isn’t price gouging, oh no; 20 miles away the price was $4.49.

Stay Alert, there may be more soon.
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