r|alex: last week sunday out/about
because i have a car and live a bit inland (and miss san diego) ... an early morning to head over to cold weather at the coast. but that's o.k., 'cuz i had a little plan. well, a little plan that was sort of foiled (doggone!). intended to make it out to see a local street festival.10 AM9:59 AM - i was just turning off of hwy 1 onto pescadero creek road, where i saw in the not-too-distant intersection - with many cars ahead of me - several sirens spinning as they disappeared onto stage road, the figurative main street. "ugh!!!" i thought. "is that the beginning of the parade?! who starts a parade on time?!" answers, respectively: yes ... and parade planners
CHAMARITA FESTIVAL (Pescadero)
6 weeks after easter
A community festival recalling how the Portuguese queen sold her crown to feed her starving people. This Portuguese festival features colorful marching bands, Portuguese flags, equestrian groups, and queens with white lace ballgowns walking down Main Street in Pescadero.
intersection moment ... by the time i reached the intersection, i looked left and saw that the little parade was 1/2-way down stage road (a not-so-long road), many people were crowded along the sidewalks, several groups of people clustered around duarte's tavern, and closest parking from the intersection was on the right hand shoulder, about another 50 yards ahead on pescadero creek road. by the time i got out of my car, walked over to stage road ...wah-wah-wah ... i saw the sirens, some tail lights and quite a dispersed crowd of people.
sample local offerings ... over at arcangeli's for a cinnamon roll, 2 chocolate chip cookies (to share with folks at work tomorrow - and sample a that evening), sourdough roll, and artichoke garlic herb bread to split with family... jewelry and gifts at stage road shops ... then headed to beach with food in tote to sit, eat, rest, journal, and smile at the cold coast ... awaiting the noon-time hour for round two of the parade.
12 PM ... JUST MISSED IT, AGAIN! ... the afternoon repeat of the chamarita festival's parade. yup. missed it again.
back to see family ... in an attempt to make sure i would make my niece's 2:00 bball game - the last of her season - and eat pizza ... road trip back. so the roadtrip looked something like this ...
and quite the winding road trip back ... while getting scary-awesome gas mileage and chocolate chip cookie crumbs on ... everywhere.next effort, check out alice's restaurant with someone else driving, and make it to the coast when there is sun (predicted AND expected). and as for the niece - now it's all about softball and sitting in bleachers.
posted by shirlnutkin @ 8:38 AM
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Good photo of you and your family.
Missing SD, huh?
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