18 November ‘08 Tuesday
This last weekend we took a drive around a couple of the many dikes that dot this area. We drove right out of the campground. This dike roadway is extremely narrow with a drop of about 30 feet on the “dry” side of the levy and 5 feet to the water on the other. On the water side we could see a few of the many birds that live in the reeds or the fields that line these dike roads.
This last weekend we took a drive around a couple of the many dikes that dot this area. We drove right out of the campground. This dike roadway is extremely narrow with a drop of about 30 feet on the “dry” side of the levy and 5 feet to the water on the other. On the water side we could see a few of the many birds that live in the reeds or the fields that line these dike roads.
We drove past a couple of homes that were built on the “dry” side. They rose straight up over 30 feet on a pedestal so that the first floor could take advantage of a water view. There are islands out there as well and on some of them they have built homes that are only accessible only by boat. Later we came upon the little town of Isleton. The town proper was really old with little single and two story buildings that have rusting steel sheets that make up the exterior siding. It’s also “locally” advertized that Isleton is the “Crawdad of Crawfish Capital” of the World !!! We all know that it’s just the locals that believe this, but it’s going to get us back to have a feast on Crawdad’s. In the last couple of days we have run into Lodi to hit Lowes and pick up some groceries, and once back here we spent time washing clothes and the coach from top to bottom. I took the bikes off the back of the car and we’ve even been riding them a little. Louise read about this 13 mile bike ride that takes you to a couple of wine tastings as well as a great ride along one of the dike roads. Now let’s see if we will do it…after all, we’ve been talking about getting the kayak into the water and so far…well let’s see what’s going to happen between now and Sunday, when we travel to Madera.