I was still in bed about 7.30 this morning when there was a knock at the door. Mike was already up and after the second knock he answered it only to find there was no one there. It’s probable that the woodpeckers in this place were playing tricks on him, or maybe it was one of the gazillion quail that are zipping around. Either way, I think he felt a little silly answering the door to a bird!

We took a drive around the park this morning on our way out to civilisation, and as we were driving towards the exit Mike spotted the cutest bobcat just sitting on a picnic table catching some sun; he didn’t move as we drove by and even posed for pictures. We checked out the lodge and then swung back around to see if he was still there, and found him sharpening his claws on a fallen tree trunk, before lying down and getting comfortably camouflaged in amongst the wilderness. He was very cute, I’m sure Tal-y would have loved to play with him!

We made our way back to Hwy 25 and headed north towards Hollister. On the way we passed through the town of Paicines; the RV park is in Paicines but this morning we visited the town proper. It took us all of 2 ½ minutes as it’s a wide spot in the road consisting of a country store and a post office, and there wasn’t much going on in either one. The next town we passed was Tres Pinos which was a little bigger than Paicines but not by much. Hollister was a lot bigger with plenty of shopping and a downtown devoted to food canning. On the way to having lunch we passed through a good sized residential area that was bordered by huge warehouses full of freshly filled cans. It makes sense that this area would have a major business since so much produce is grown all around this area.

Mike:  "I tawt I taw a pudy tat!"