Lets go shopping

We slept better on our second night at Lake Tahoe even though the mattresses were old and very uncomfortable. We got away by 9am heading for Vacaville. Lake Tahoe is over 6000 feet so this meant a long time of going down. It would have been a great road to cycle. Traffic was light through the mountains, but once we got on the flat and closer to Sacramento then the number of lanes and the volume of cars and trucks increased. Through Sacramento itself it was very busy.

Interesting Sculptures Lake Tahoe

We were going to Vacaville as it is home to a very large outlet mall. We arrived about 11-15am and found ourselves parked close to the Gap Store. This proved to be a great place for bargain hunting. We spent almost an hour there and then went back again later in the afternoon.

For lunch we went to Taco Bell, bought three special meals and ended up with more than we could eat. It was just as good as we remembered. At around 4pm we were getting worn out. It was a very hot day when we were outside the stores. So we went and booked in to the Motel, a Best Western. It was just around the corner. It was good to rehydrate, cool down and rest our feet.

Pancake Stack at IHOP

For dinner we walked across the road to IHOP [International House of Pancakes]. Lynda and I had pancake stacks. Aimee was much more responsible with her order.

We headed back to the outlet mall after dinner and made a few more purchases. All i all it was a very successful day. David bought the cheapest pair of jeans in California at the Levi's shop $8.08.