Stop in Isleton

We wanted to drive from Yosemite to Redwoods National Park in one day ... but that would have been more of a trek than a drive, so opted to stop over for two days in Isleton on the Sacramento River.  It was 65F when we left Bass Lake (Yosemite) and 96F when we arrived in Isleton (Heat Miser would love it here!).

The girl at the gate to the park belongs to Hitler Youth.  Welcome ...  and here is a list of 26 rules ... if you break a rule ... you are out!!!  She took our membership card at the gate and we don't get it back until we select a site and report back with the number ...  Rule # 1 you vill report back wit de number!

I'm hot .. I'm tired ... and now Teutonic Tille is smiling ... Oh you wanted internet service ... that will be another $5 a night ... oh you wanted 50 amps of electric and sewer ... that will be another $7 per night.  We take the sewer and 50 amps for air conditioner ... pass on the internet ... will use the ipad.  She closes the gate behind us ... somewhere in the distance panzers can be heard rolling by.

We settle in and go in search of our membership card ... finally find Tille ... she has abandoned her post at the gate and we find her in the commadant's office.  Can we ride our Segways?  Well, she doesn't know ...  after a bit of noise about American's with Disabilities and equal access ...  yes Segways will be allowed ...  but ride slowly (may run over an old person).  We promise to ride slowly and carry Tapioca.

Dinner tonight is at a resort down the road.  We split the special (five kinds of fried fish).  Actually really tasty.    We sleep well and run the air all night.  Today is a day for blithering.  We do this well.

We have signed up for dinner tonight at the club house (stew is advertised).  We arrive at dinner ... a large crowd has gathered (two other people both in their 80's or 90's).  We try to strike up a conversation ... they grunt... we talk in return ... they grunt some more.  The stew is a thin gruel served over rice to sop up the extra grease ... yum!  Finally, another three couples come in.  One of them speaks in complete sentences and dinner becomes a bit more pleasant.  Picked up some helpful hints.  Tomorrow we leave for Redwoods.

Here are a couple of pics from our first night dinner.