I had never really hung out around town before. My only previous trip was compressed into one afternoon, most of which I spent fishing a few miles outside of town on the Arkansas. This time, Elly, Tova, and I stayed at the Thomas House, which was within walking distance of basically everything (except Sonic).
On Friday night, we went to Amica's Pizza, which was extremely good. I ate way too much but I do not regret it. If you go to Salida, definitely eat here at least once. We also went to this store called Slim Pickens, which sold insanely high quality Pendleton flannels for an insanely low price ($13.99 for any shirt). These shirts sell for around $90 online. So, yes, this store was a gold mine if you like wool shirts! I bought two and Elly bought a cape (wonderwoman style).
On Saturday, we walked around town, played on the playground, interviewed strangers about life in Salida (in case we ever decide to move up there), watched skaters at the skate park, and ate dinner at Bongo Billy's. We also took a stroll by the river so Tova could check out the fix and throw rocks into the water.
On Sunday, we stopped by Buena Vista on the way home. Since the yarn store was closed and the coffee shop had a power outage, we only stayed for a few minutes. We got home Sunday in time to grill some burgers and watch the few remaining Robot Chickens and NYPD Blues on our Tivo. A fun weekend!
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