Innroads Into The Motherlode


(Originally published inwards 2014...)

 It's been a hell of a twelvemonth thus far on the day-job front. My boss went on a opor-garai that he never returned from (he died inwards the Phillipines), throwing our information technology division into chaos. Then, our almost competent tech took a transfer to Denver as well as forthwith we're downwards past times 2 alongside likely a vi calendar month wait...at least...to supersede them.

I delayed whatever fourth dimension off during the depths of our purpose turmoil as well as decided to arrive at got a few extra days at Memorial Day to larn my heed off of it.


To tell the truth, I was burned out. I wasn't fifty-fifty looking forwards to the trip, it seemed similar to a greater extent than function as well as thus simply sitting at domicile alongside a cooler of beer as well as puttering simply about the garden. Not that I told Letty as well as Tim whatever of this, I didn't desire to position a damper on the move for them. Besides, Tim was looking forwards to seeing a novel stadium as well as what volition likely live on the exclusively baseball game game nosotros larn to this year.

So off nosotros went.  San Francisco was crazily crowded...although La Rocca's Corner was a whiskey-soaked oasis inwards the middle of it...and the Oakland Coliseum was an outdated dump but the squad is on move as well as the game was great.


It was a tightly timed campaign to the commute across the Delta until nosotros hitting the incongruously high speed limit, 2 lane Highway 124 inwards Ione (65 MPH, used to live on 70) where nosotros shot upwards chop-chop to the highway of gold, Highway 49, simply exterior of Drytown.

Five minutes later, we're pulling into the driveway of the Shenandoah Inn inwards tiny Plymouth, California.

Yes, we've been upwards hither inwards Amador County countless times but nosotros normally remain 45 minutes agency inwards the Sacramento suburb of Rancho Cordova...the closest house where nosotros tin larn a actually proficient as well as cheap suite. This time, nosotros decided on this mom 'n popular motel on the side of the highway based on a quick drop-in nosotros did terminal twelvemonth to inspect the accessible rooms.


There are 2 here, both alongside King size beds, a sofa (no sofabed), low-step bathtubs alongside transfer chairs as well as shower-on-a-hose, as well as a sentiment to cash inwards one's chips for of the Shenandoah Valley vino country.


Out back, there's a pool, spa, 2 barbecues, picnic tables, as well as a puddle lift. It fifty-fifty works!

While it's non quite perfect...no roll-in shower as well as we'll arrive at got to squelch a rollaway bed inwards for Tim...it'll live on adequate.

It's fourth dimension to unpack.  I know my married adult woman is going to tell "only 2 nights? I wishing nosotros could arrive at got i to a greater extent than 24-hour interval upwards here," thus I called Ken...the owner...ahead of fourth dimension as well as extended it to iii thus I tin surprise her.

I'm going to caput over to Main Street as well as selection upwards a pizza from the exclusively restarant inwards town that is notwithstanding opened upwards at this fourth dimension of 8:15pm.  We'll grab upwards tomorrow as well as showtime exploring.

Darryl
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 Pictures past times Letty Musick
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