Trip to Flying Flags, Buellton (Nov 21-24)

We decided to go on a little road trip during this Thanksgiving break.  It's been a while since our last one it seems.  Hmmm... what did we do over the summer holidays? Did we go somewhere?  Ah, okay - we did go to Solvang and San Juan Capistrano.  So perhaps it hasn't been that long.  Just feel like it has been forever!  

Flying Flags is not too far from Solvang.  It was about a 4 hour drive via Santa Barbara, with a little stop for some food.  Starting out with watching the Blimp take off.  It must be off to a football game!

It's a good thing we still have this minivan.  Graham and Charlie still enjoy watching DVDs in it.  I'm surprised it is still working properly, especially when the boys are constantly messing around with the remote. And we've also had instances where the remote gets lost in the car.  Don't ask.  And as per usual, "pets" and blankies are permitted for the in-flight movie:

Ahhh... didn't take long before traffic hits.  C'mon... it's Sunday!  But it is the 405 freeway:

We all had a late breakfast so we were suppose to stop for In-and-Out, but the line was too long. So here's to a Jack-in-the-box Sourdough Jack.  Haven't had this since college I think!  Needless to say, I remembered it being more greasy and the sourdough being thicker, but that didn't stop me from not eating it all up in a few bites. LOL!

Ahhh,.. this view is so much better:

So, okay - I was trying to take a photo of a random red high-heel shoe.  yes, it's there!  You can almost see a tinge of red behind the brush and metal fence:

Welcome to Buellton, CA!!!

Did you see it yet on the billboard? Home of the Split Pea Soup!

And here is the entrance into Flying Flags RV Park.  There's so many RVs!

We're a tad early for check-in but looks like maintenance is needing a bit more extra time as well to get our "rooms" ready.  So in the meantime, anyone for Bubble Gum ice cream??! Blaaah:

Graham is constantly climbing trees.  This is a big one!  That or he is trying to impress these twin girls:

We drove around the RV park and found these tents.  Interesting...

It's amazing how almost every single RV spot is taken!  And there are kids all over the place either biking, scootering, and what not.  There are no kids in this photo below but trust me, the kids are roaming around and going in whichever direction they choose.  Maybe that's why the park is posting 5MPH signs for the cars:

Found our "tent"!  

And yup, only 1 bed so we've already played our game of Rock-Paper-Scissors to determine who sleeps where.  I actually opted for the tent and looks like Graham got 2nd choice and will be snuggling with me tonight.  

I'm not sure who started by putting their arms around each other but awww, there is some brotherly love there!

And a little bit down the road is our Airstream! 

It's a lot smaller than I had expected.  Peek-a-boo!!

And here's a quick we-fie of all of us in the RV.  I'm basically towards the door/bed and Bobby is towards the end of the kitchen.  There's a couch and TV beyond that and that's it!  

The bathroom is situated near where Charlie is, pretty much in the middle of the Airstream.  And I'm telling you, that sink is NOT in a good spot!  And the shower stall is quite small.  Bobby said he felt like a giant in it. LOL!

Look how short that Airstream door is.  That top part of the door is actually nicely padded but I bumped my head with my sunglasses on my head. OUCH!

Now it's our kids who are scootering all over the road.  The tent and Airstream was a short par-4 dog leg so it was actually convenient that the boys had their scooters.  Technically Graham has his Ripstick.  And all they can hear is me screaming behind them, "Stay to your right!" and "Don't turn without looking!" and "Stop at the intersection!".  Ha ha!!

For dinner, there was an inn right next door so we opted for some sausages:

This Sideway Inn was actually a Days Inn, that was used for the 2004 movie Sideways:

Waiting for our dinner:

Monkey see, monkey do!  Or more like monkeys - including Daddy!

I think we over-ordered on the french fries!  But the sausages were pretty decent:

The mural inside the restaurant was pretty cool!

Okay, time for sleepy night-night!  This is Graham's little giraffe named Fluffy.  I can't believe he still has it.  It's got to be at least 5 or 6 years old by now? I remembered buying it in Dubai.

And Graham was adamant about bringing his Pikachu onesie and not the larger Elf one.  I told him it was too small but he insisted:

I'm just so glad to have brought our 3 sleeping bags.  Graham has one and I have one and Bobby and Charlie are sharing one.  Although there is an A/C unit the Airstream. There is no heat in this tent!

Fun first night for sure!

To be continued... :-)