Friday, July 26, 2013, Redding, CA

We were up having coffee pretty early.  Did I mention it is hot here?  The air conditioning units started coming on at 9 AM.  Set on 80 they all pretty much stay on until well after dark.

The heat made it easy to stay inside most of the day.  I did go out and try to find a couple of geocaches but it was hard to concentrate on the hunt with it so hot.  I did find a water dispenser to fill our container for making coffee.

At about 4 PM Keith and Alice came over.  Keith had been in Austin, TX for a business meeting and got back this afternoon.  Gerri found a steak house downtown.  The restaurant didn't take reservations so we allowed time for a wait and went there.  Jack's Grill has been in business since 1938 and I don't think much has changed.  The old manual cash registers are still use.  I don't know how old the building is but it has a metal ceiling, I didn't see any bullet holes.

The menu was mostly steaks with Scallops, Prawns and fried chicken as an afterthought.  Keith and I had steaks, Gerri had fried chicken and Alice had the scallops.  The meal was excellent and plenty of it.  All the food is made from scratch.  Even though the restaurant was small and busy, we never felt rushed to finish our meal and conversation afterwards.  We all took home left overs.  They didn't provide boxes, just the old fashion doggy bags.

After dinner we headed back to the RV park and Keith and Alice headed back to Wendell's Ranch.
After getting some tire repair Kieth and Alice are moving their 5th wheel to this RV Park and we will have more chances to visit.  They will be here until Wednesday when we leave for Verdi.

Although the heat was bad, it was a good day with good friends and good food.  We even have leftovers for later, how could it get better?