Needless to say, but I'll say it anyway---I had a blast with you guys. Great to see old friends and new! It was sheer and utter insanity this past weekend. Loved every minute of it---except for the disappearing shifter linkage trick. Anyway, I'm going to pull a Tarantino and start off with the tail-end of the rally.
Some warm farewells after a heavy Chorizo burrito this morning...
Photo ops were abound on my southward journey towards the real OC...
Just missed a huge freight train at the vista point 30 minutes from Santa Barbara...
Seeking absolution at Mission Santa Barbara...
Wait---nobody knew about the journey to Paso Robles from Orange County, right? Let's throw in a few appetizers worth of pictures.
I left my place in Westminster, CA at about 6AM in order to beat the horrendously infamous LA traffic. I was semi-successful---only had to fight through 30 minutes of lane-sharing in bumper-to-bumper-thumbs-up-ass, LA traffic.
Oh yeah, it rained too. Three of my four-and-one-half hours of a trip were spent in rain. Not fun.
So I dropped into San Luis Obispo around 11AM for a morning beer. I was wet. My whistle wasn't.
After a few hours of exploring SLO's downtown and Cal Poly, I received a message from Huy, saying he and the Southbay Crew have arrived in Paso.
Off I went. The weather was much, much nicer now, so I stopped by a random winery along the way.