We head east across town to the Katherine Gianclis Park for the Arts, and get primed for the spectacles to come in the Sociometry Fair.

This is the buffet at the Rio that was recommended to Pete by local *IS* agents. We pay the computer $22.99 apiece, then wait like cattle to be led to the trough. It’s the biggest feeding frenzy I’ve ever seen, with something like 1200 items, all gourmet. Ann and I spend 10 minutes surveying everything…

This downtown hotel is much nicer than I was expecting for $25. We haul our bags through about 1/4 mile of casino to check in, then back again. It’s a bit windy and looks like rain, otherwise we’d probably head out to the rooftop pool & spa. I also notice that the building houses the…

When we did this drive a few weeks ago in the moving truck it was too awkward to stop at the view areas, but I vowed to do so when we returned. It proves well worth the trouble – the huge San Rafael swell provides miles of beautiful skyward-thrusting Navajo sandstone. We appreciate having Anne…