Sunday Jeni and I decided to do some exploring so we checked out the little town about 5 miles up the road. Coarsegold, it is an old mining town like so many in the foothills of the Sierra's.It has the old western flavor of the small shops and restaurants.on weekends they have lots of vendors selling almost anything you can think of. Jeni was looking at this little "condo" thinking we could put it on our lot for guests,or for me when I'm in trouble.......I don't think so!Next we headed for Oakhurst, a bigger town about 13 miles from Park Sierra. It has a Vons and Raleys grocery stores, banks, lots of great resturants, and a huge "true Value" hardware store. We checked out the stores but we didn't try the restaurants this time.Hwy 49 intersects hwy 41 right in town where it dead ends but you can take 49 and head north towards Mariposa and on north.
Before we started our adventure we had Breakfast
at our favorite place, "Chukchansi Gold" casino.
It is a pretty large casino for an Indian casino. It has a resort hotel where the rooms start at $150 a night. An indoor outdoor pool with swim up bar and all sorts of great restaurants and a "killer" buffet. We love the Wed. night seafood buffet for $8.99. They also have live entertainment on the weekends and have an outdoor stage for "top name" talent. "Three Dog Night" was here last week and Regis Philbin is here in a couple of weeks.Monday we woke up to rain showers and much cooler weather. Once the rain cleared we sat outside and enjoyed our coffee on the little deck. It's been hot here this last week or so the cooler
weather has been a welcome break.We have met some great people here at the park and we have started playing cards on Friday nights in the "club house" with two other couples.
Tuesday nights the members have a "dinner out" where you sign up and they all meet at a different restaurant each week. We went this Tues. with them to Oakhurst to the "Sweetwater Steak House". We had a ball and the food was great.
When we first came into the park a couple of months ago,there were 150 people out of the park traveling,but now the park has more people in the park so more social activities have started. We now have bingo night and on Thursday evenings we play a game called "Peton", it is like "boccie but not as precise.after the game(men vs woman) we have a"potluck"barbecue.Lots to do here at Park Sierra.
Next week on Friday we are heading to Sacramento for Daughter Katie's Wedding. We are so excited! It will be an outdoor wedding and it will be an honor for me to walk her down the isle.
We should have pictures to share the following week.
