The three intrepid travelers were a bit stuck. The mighty Xterra was in the shop having its radiator fan fixed and the hours were ticking by as the companions sat in Tommy and Sharon’s lovely Vegas home deciding what to do with their carefully planned route.
We decided to take the rental car closer to the Nissan dealership so that when we got the call that the car was fixed we could jump in and take off. Joey grabbed a quick taco and the boys sat with me at a Hawaiian restaurant while I ate some curry and rice. Finally around 2 or 3 in the afternoon we got the call and happily resumed our epic journey.
The drive was mostly uneventful. We stopped in San Bernardino for a quick jaunt down Historic Route 66 and saw the first McDonald’s. It didn’t seem to be operational and was surrounded by a large red iron fence. Mayor McCheese had a smile that stretched across his big bun head and a sign out front said that hamburgers were 15 cents – ah, the good old days.
We moved on pretty quickly, since we couldn’t go inside and by this point the McDonald’s museum was closed. We headed the rest of the way towards San Diego without stopping and enjoyed a pretty nice sunset on the way. After a quick check-in at our hotel, we were off for a fun night on the town. Our first stop was an amazing, authentic Mexican restaurant called Casa Guadalajara, where we sipped Margaritas and stuffed ourselves silly. The food was great, and the tortillas were prepared fresh by a team of women behind a counter near the front of the restaurant.
Next we headed into the Gaslamp Quarter, one of the city’s more lively districts, for a drink or two. We wandered into the Yard House and didn’t leave our seats until the end of the night. The bar had the world’s largest selection of draft beer (at a different location - but this one came close, with over 125 on tap) so the boys got a to-go menu and took notes on which beers we all enjoyed on a scale of one to five. The number five top rated beer for each of us is as follows: Joey’s pick - Green Flash West Coast IPA, Tom’s pick - Trois Pistoles (which, according to BeerAdvocate is a “Belgian Strong Dark Ale style beer” and only scored a 4 from Tom but that was the highest he gave) and for me, the Young’s Chocolate Stout.
I met an interesting guy in the military who spent the evening talking to me about our trip and how he was about to be stationed in Connecticut but his wife was living in Hawaii with their BMW. Oh, cruel fate.
Finally it was time to pack it in so we closed out our tab and headed off for a good nights sleep.
Until next time, America.
~Sarah
Finally it was time to pack it in so we closed out our tab and headed off for a good nights sleep.
Until next time, America.
~Sarah
