Monday, April 25, 2022
Vacation day 3 of 3. Hayes Mansion. Breakfast buffet at the hotel restaurant Palm & Ember with Patrick. Patrick had correctly predicted that some of the buffet items were going to be different whereas I thought that was unlikely. Like yesterday, the buffet was another great experience. We packed and rested briefly before checking out—again no need to stop at the front desk. Patrick drove us home. Since we still had the car a few more hours, I convinced Patrick to lunch at Hook Fish, which I had been wanting to try. We were surprised to see its outdoor parklet packed. We ordered food to go and walked a block to Golden Gate Park, sitting on large, fallen tree trunks adjacent to an employees only space and with a view of the windmills. Patrick had a fried fish burrito. I had a salad with steelhead trout, lemon vinaigrette, seed mixture, and yogurt dip. The food was delicious. It's too bad we don't live closer, though Patrick might try to swing by if he has the means sometimes. Returned the rental car, walked home. Long nap for me. Got a disturbing phone call. Dinner at home with Patrick: fresh chickpea linguini with mushrooms, water. Watched Caleb Synan: 30 on YouTube with Patrick. Patrick went to bed. I washed dishes. Caught up on journaling. Late small meal: leftover steelhead trout salad, water.