Monday, February 19, 2018
Moved the car. Breakfast at Back Porch Bakery aka Carlton Bakery and Cafe aka Pan d'Oro with Patrick: assorted pastries (ham and cheese croissant, chocolate croissant, morning bun), coffee with half and half. Packed and check out of The Carlton. Drove to San Luis Obispo, parked downtown in a parking lot. Visited Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa. Walked around more of downtown. Visited the History Center of San Luis Obispo County and San Luis Obispo Museum of Art. Got beverages at Linnaea's Cafe: caramel latte for Patrick, hot chai for me. Walked around more. Lunch at Big Sky Cafe (805-545-5401, 1121 Broad Street, San Luis Obispo): churasco chicken sandwich with a cup of gumbo yaya and iced tea for Patrick, vegetable spring rolls and cup of potato soup of the day and hot tea for me: $30.17 before a $7 tip. Bought gas at a Shell gas station: $24.51 for 7.2556 gallons. Drove to the Embassy Suites that contained our Avis office. Dropped off the rental car. Waited a while before riding UberX to Amtrak San Luis Obispo. Bedroom car again. Amtrak attendant David, and dining attendant Jamie. We shared a table with an older couple, the woman with a very soft voice, their first time to San Francisco. Patrick and I both ate the Land and Sea: cooked to order signature Black Angus flat iron steak with optional Bérnaise sauce, paired with a premium crab, shrimp, and scallop cake; vegetables. For his side, Patrick had mashed potatoes. For my side, I had wild rice pilaf. We finished playing The Room: Old Sins. The train was late getting in to Oakland by about an hour. Connector bus from Oakland to the Transbay Temporary Terminal. Rode UberX home.