by Foodie Pat | Jul 24, 2019 | Travel Trivia
Tried our first Del Taco restaurant-upscale Taco Bell menu. Nice graphics! Then surprise, surprise, we drove into downtown Oklahoma City to find hardly any traffic and no people on the streets. Realized the date was around the July 4 holiday. Therefore, had a...
by Foodie Pat | Jul 23, 2019 | Delicious Destinations, On the Road, Travel Trivia
First time ever visit to an urgent care. Happened in Fresno California—could not have been a better experience. Thought I had a sinus infection I was so miserable and fatigued. Nurse practitioner had the answer—an allergy shot (in the butt). Felt tolerable with...
by Foodie Pat | Jul 5, 2019 | On the Road, Travel Trivia
Amazing how nostalgic this road is and so narrow by today’s standards. Williams is the last town on Rt. 66 that was by passed by RT. 40 (mostly 75 mph). Walked the street and bought a Rt. 66 T-shirt. Stayed overnite in Windsor...
by Foodie Pat | Jul 3, 2019 | On the Road, Travel Trivia
Great story of the purchase of this famous bridge spanning the Thames since the 1830’s for approx. $2.6 million in 1968 by Robert McCulloch. The bridge was dismantled granite block by block, numbered, shipped and trucked to Lake Havasu City where it was...
by Foodie Pat | Jul 1, 2019 | Delicious Destinations, On the Road, Travel Trivia
Healdsburg family-run winery began with the courageous and forward-thinking owner, David Hare (now retired and playing trombone in the New Horizons Santa Rosa Band) who saw the potential of ripping up old prune vines and planting sauvignon blanc and zinfandel vines....
by Foodie Pat | Jun 27, 2019 | On the Road, Travel Trivia
Sculpture, that is. Appearing at the Luther Burbank Home here in Santa Rosa for photos. (The largest real potato ever grown is 11 pounds). https://bigidahopotato.com/the-truck/