We had a relatively uneventful drive to Yosemite. We had a surprisingly good lunch at Café Bliss in Oakdale. The service was very slow but the food was quite tasty. FABJ was quite excited about her BBQ beef sandwich. ORBJ was grumpy and ate little; she was probably tired.
After checking in a bit after 4, we unpacked and went for a swim. After all, the high was 95 that day. Fortunately, it cooled off during a stay, only reaching 93 for the highs. The water was very cold, but it felt good after the road trip from Oakland.
We had a quick and easy dinner at the cafeteria before discovering Curry Village's best bargain - the ice cream. A single scoop was huge and only cost $2. We foolishly got two double scoops, and the kids struggled to finish theirs. Surprisingly LBJ and I did not. We finished the day with a kids' program on deer. Yosemite is a great place for kids with a lot of programs for kids.
The next morning we set off for a hike. Our goal seemed modest - just the Vernal Falls bridge. See, it's only 0.8 miles each way.
But ORBJ was not happy, so what we thought would be a reasonable hike in an amazing national park become - in ORBJ's mind - a death march. She was not happy, so eventually none of us were happy. But FABJ was a trooper, and the hike was beautiful. It's hard not to like Yosemite, even in August with the crowds, the heat, and the lack of waterfalls.
Still, we all survived, so we returned to Curry Village for lunch. As economists, we decided to build our own sandwiches rather than buying them for $8 each. And we discovered another bargain - beer by the can/bottle for $2 rather than paying $6 for them at the bar. After all the complaints, we felt we had earned a (shared) lunch beer.
The rest of the day was low-key: nap, swimming, pizza, and a kids' program. After the girls went to bed, I snuck back to Curry Village to get an ice cream (single scoop) to share with FABJ. We sat outside the tent (we borrowed camping chairs from the Bs) and ate, watching people get lost in the dark as they tried to find their tents. Ok, LBJ also had her iPad and I had my iPod as well. We went to bed early, as we needed to rest up for the next day - FABJ's birthday!
After checking in a bit after 4, we unpacked and went for a swim. After all, the high was 95 that day. Fortunately, it cooled off during a stay, only reaching 93 for the highs. The water was very cold, but it felt good after the road trip from Oakland.
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| FABJ in a celebratory mood |
The next morning we set off for a hike. Our goal seemed modest - just the Vernal Falls bridge. See, it's only 0.8 miles each way.
But ORBJ was not happy, so what we thought would be a reasonable hike in an amazing national park become - in ORBJ's mind - a death march. She was not happy, so eventually none of us were happy. But FABJ was a trooper, and the hike was beautiful. It's hard not to like Yosemite, even in August with the crowds, the heat, and the lack of waterfalls.
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| Happy girls at the start of the hike |
The rest of the day was low-key: nap, swimming, pizza, and a kids' program. After the girls went to bed, I snuck back to Curry Village to get an ice cream (single scoop) to share with FABJ. We sat outside the tent (we borrowed camping chairs from the Bs) and ate, watching people get lost in the dark as they tried to find their tents. Ok, LBJ also had her iPad and I had my iPod as well. We went to bed early, as we needed to rest up for the next day - FABJ's birthday!
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