Sacremento

Day 44 Sac

They say don't go to bed angry, but in this case, it meant waking up angry, which is useful when your campsite is full of squatters. We slept in until 10:00am despite needing to get a head start on the day if we were to make it to Sacramento with daylight to spare. Rolling out of the tent, I'm greeted by the uncaring face of the woman who moved into our home uninvited. Her teenage daughter, and son still slept, and here she sits reading a book at our table. So much for her promises of an early morning departure. I decided not to deal with her, and instead took the car keys, and began the long walk back to the car.
I had scarce began the hike back, when on the trail I caught up to a family struggling to carry all of their camping gear back to the parking lot. Despite still being upset about the woman in my campsite, I offered my assistance, and they accepted, grateful for the help. I relieved their five year old son of the tent he was struggling to carry, and walked them to the car, which was parked in the closer parking lot. Fortunately their car was not broken into, and they were kind enough to offer me a ride the two miles back to our car. I eagerly accepted, as we really needed to get moving.
Our original reason to visit Sacramento was to attend my friend Chris's house warming party, and to pick up some 120mm film he was able to get developed. Unfortunately we got an email from Chris yesterday moving the party to the beginning of October. This wasn't a major wrench in the system, as he still offered us a place to spend the night, and a promise of a fun filled evening on the town.
Arriving in Sac around 5:30pm we went straight to his house, and quickly realized why he pushed off the house warming. There had been some delays in getting the house ready. It needed all there little stuff like painting, fixing drywall, basic unpacking, and organization.
After the drama of this morning, staying with Chris and his roommate Boon was a welcome change. We spent about an hour getting settled in, showering, and picking a place to grab some dinner. We settled on BJ's Brewery, welcoming the thought of a cold beer with dinner.
After meeting Chris's family, and arriving at the restaurant the thought of a cold beer became a reality. As well as a yummy bowl of gumbo. I had never thought of BJ's Brewery as a super popular restaurant, but with a 30 minute wait, and every one of the 300 seats in the restaurant full, I changed my mind. Granted it was a Saturday night, but so many people!
On the drive back we stopped at a board game store. Yes you heard me right. Board games! They of course also had card games, dice games, and the like. But it was refreshing to see a place surviving on the classics. I couldn't resist, so I bought an expansion to the game Munchkin. I would highly recommend it. Getting home we just had to play, so we busted out the zombie version, and taught Zach how to play. Overall, despite the rocky start, a great day. Thanks Chris!

MILEAGE:

Driving-

This trip: 483
Total: 6384

Walking-

This trip: 0
Total:218