Some of the gang wanted to rest Friday and some were going to drive to Tioga Pass. After morning breakfast everyone but Paul decided to take a short drive to Oakhurst about 12 miles down the mountain from Fish Camp. Stopping at an information center we decided to drive the 30 miles over to Mariposa and tour the California State Mining and Mineral Museum. We turned off 41 and made a right on 49. We made the right turn onto Fairgrounds Road in Maripoa but missed the museum. I think we had used all our brain power determining the names of all the people on The Real McCoys (Amos, Luke, Kate, Lil Luke, Hassie and Pepino). Once we ran out of blacktop and onto gravel road, we decided to turn around. Finding the museum behind a Mariposa Fairgrounds sign, we toured the museum, learned about the gold rush of 1849, about the mining process by going through a mine replica, and about gemstones and minerals. We drove back to Oakhurst and had lunch at Pete's, after a couple of turnarounds with the wonderful directions given by row 2. We did stop at Katie's Kitchen first and Gwen went in to check the place out - decided not to eat there after she saw only one customer eating and the place smelled. Pete's gave huge potions of food and we were all bloatated when we left. We drove back to the Lodge with girls singing all the Disney and Mickey Mouse songs. When we returned to the Lodge the ladies tried to work a puzzle on a towel sitting by the pool. The table was too small and the towel was all wrinkled and they required additional shade Paul provided by throwing towels over the umbrella. Some of the guys took naps during puzzle time. After pool drinks we went back to room to pack and then a light dinner in the lodge bar (Jackalope). Service was a little slow and the fire alarm went off. The staff congregated in the lobby during the alarm so we sat around for 10 minutes listening to the alarm trying to decide if we were to leave or stay. The alarm turned out to be false. After dinner Patsy played Frontierville.
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