The last stop on our big summer adventure was flying to Concord, CA to visit Grandma J. We took off from KBDN and it was about a 2.5 hour flight to KCCR. It was almost the middle of August, so it was HOT the first few minutes and right before landing, We also climbed to 11,000 feet to find some relief. It also was a little bumpy though the Mt. Shasta area. We landed at KCCR and used Concord Jet Center as a friend helped us with arrangements. Concord Jet Center does not have 100LL and typically does not welcome single engine pistons. We rented a car and were off for a few days of exploring. After spending the night, we decided to do a day trip to San Francisco. We drove to the Bart station and rode it to Powell Street. From there we hoped right on the San Francisco Cable Car and got a spot right up front. We changed trolleys and rode down to the very busy waterfront. We found an “off the beaten path” restaurant for lunch called Scoma’s, it was a little classy but the seafood was wonderful. We then wondered down to the embarcadero and visited the Boudin Bakery to get some sourdough for dinner. We decided to finish our tour of the train like cars with a ride on the street car to Powell back to our Bart stop. We had no problems wondering the city with just us and a backpack. We finished the night with dinner with Grandma J and Mama pilots friend Ray Ray joined us. It is amazing how you can have friends all over the country!
We woke up the next to for our 770 mile trip home with clear weather the whole way. We flew north over Redding, Medford, Eugene, Portland and landed back home at S50 after being in the air for 10 days. Looking forward to next summers flying adventures!
