Water Park! and Moss Landing Throwdown

We asked for a late checkout at the Wine Country RV Resort so that the kids could get their fill of pool time before we had to head north to Moss Landing. The kids had about 3 hours in the campground pool and then we walked, literally, across the street to the Ravine Waterpark. It wasn't a huge operation, but had a wave pool, a lazy river, and a few super-fast slides. Neb announced that he had never been to a waterpark before and we were all dumbfounded. His kids had been before, but he had never taken them. The kids (and Neb) had a great time. We all screwed up our courage to try the "toilet bowl" slide where you shoot down an enclosed tube and then rocket out into a bowl-shaped funnel where you "circle the bowl" a few times before dumping out of the drain into an 8-foot deep pool. That thing was unbelievably fast. It took my breath away (not to mention a microlayer of skin off of my back). Poor Sophia really wanted to ride it too, but she wasn't tall enough to make the 48" threshold. We were at the park for almost 4 hours. Despite the liberal application of SPF 50 sunscreen, I felt burned. The kids had that look of being completely wiped out, so Neb and I congratulated each other on a successful mission. 

To the Waterpark!

Moss Landing, our destination for that evening, was a few hours' drive away. It is located on Monterey bay about half way between Monterey and Santa Cruz. The kids watched movies the whole way and didn't make a peep. Neb drove the the Shuttle and Laura kept me company in the RV. Time flies when you're sharing crazy parenting stories. We arrived just before dark and the campground attendant suggested that we check out Phil's Fishmarket and Eatery out beyond the marina. It was a nice walk across a bridge and through the marina before we found a funky little place where you order at the register and they bring the food to your table. Turns out that this place was recently featured on "Bobby Flay's Iron Chef Throwdown" (or some such thing) and the proprietor's famous chioppino had beaten the Bobby Flay's attempt at the same dish. None of us tried the chioppino, but we all were fully satisfied with the huge portions of delicious food at a very reasonable price. Neb picked up the tab, so that was even better!

A Three Hour Tour...

Suck it Bobby Flay...

This Meal Rocks!