Cruising around 1-30

Good Morning! Yesterday we went to Roseville to Costco and Barnes & Noble and then I did a weeks worth of laundry.

Today we drove all over the place...down 49 to 193 and we don't need to do 193 again...windy and cliffy, then back down 49 to Placerville where we had lunch at Mel's diner and oddly enough I had the hamburger and Larry had BBQ Beef sandwich. They make their own buns there and I was impressed because any large burger I eat, by the time I get half way through it the bun is a mashed mess...these buns were tasty and held up to the end...wonderful.

Then we drove east from Placerville to Newtown and along the back roads to Diamond Springs, then down to Shingle Springs and then back roads up to Lotus back to 49 and on up to Auburn. It was a long day, but we saw a lot of pretty countryside and stopped and wandered in a neat shop...just to stretch the legs of course!!!

Highway 49 was blocked by a tractor/trailer across both lanes...the truck driver was gonna get in BIG trouble...he was too long to be on the road and somehow (he was a carhauler and the trailer was low) it looks like he may have high centered or something, but as we eeked by on the very narrow shoulder guided by the truck driver with hand signals (I couldn't look...all this rain...we were nervous that the edge would break away) I couldn't see any tires or axles...the trailer was resting on the ground....the driver and his buddy looked really ill....it was a pickle!

And back home we were just as the sun was setting....a very nice day and it is late and I forgot to download the camera....so pictures later.