Pleasanton to Buellton

Day 6 began with quite a jolt.  We woke up at 1:30 to unexpected heavy winds and rain.  It was blowing so hard it was rocking the coach.  Dave thought it was an earthquake (after all, we are in California).  When we got up in the morning, everything was flooded and muddy.  The rain squalls continued throughout the morning, but we found a hole in the clouds and walked over to the fairgrounds to wander the RV Show.  Not planning on purchasing anything, but it's always fun to go drool.  Came back in the rain, dried out and headed into downtown Pleasanton.  Walked from one end to the other on Main Street.  Not as many cute shops as we imagined, but Main Street certainly has lots of banks, classic old buildings and many very nice, expensive restaurants.  We bypassed the expensive restaurants and went to Main Street Brewery.  Dave tried their War Pig Amber Rye and I had the Train Wreck IPA....good beer, food and a very friendly bartender.  Home to watch Caddyshack...again (do you know howww mannny times we've watched Caddyshack?).

 

Day 7 was a travel day.  We left Pleasanton at 9:00.  Traffic was relatively light even though it was still rush hour.  Except for a few stretches of rough highway, it was a pretty uneventful drive to Buellton.  We'd originally planned to stop in Pismo Beach, but the RV parks we wanted were all full (so much for spontaneity).  Dave didn't think we needed reservations during off season, but it turns out it's peak season in California.  We got to Flying Flags RV park in Buellton at 2:30.  We're in the new section, so the trees aren't as mature as the original part of the park, but still very nice.  Planning to visit Buellton, Los Olivos and Solvang.  There are lots of wineries in this area, so will definitely do some of that too.