2/16/2016
Got up at a crackin 7am to pack, pack, pack and then pack some more. Niamh was grumpy since she didn’t find her green monster hat. Oh well. Found all the ski gear, and manage to stuff it in a duffle bag. All 4 persons. Probably need a bigger bag when they are older or make them pack themselves. In the car by 9 and have to find a post office. Oh wait today is a holiday and the postal annex is closed this early. Stopped by Tiffany’s to help us mail our stuff tomorrow – yeah. Wreck out side Gilroy and didn’t look good. Put the QX60 on full auto and glided to Merced to eat at Applebee’s where I had the quesadilla burger. Yum. Fiona had me order some onion rings so she could have a few. Niamh did great with her chicken tenders. Lawson not so much. Back in the car at 1, and to Yosemite by 3:30.
This is our first time at the Ahwahnee and staying in the cottage. I tried my best to open the deadbolt and door lock, but the maintainence people managed to rekey only one of the locks and I twisted off my key into the deadbolt. A maintenance person managed to come let us in after I got a new key.
Took the bus to the lodge and had my porter and base camp at the mountain bar where I also had the chili. Went to the store and picked up 4 beers. Back on the bus off at stop 10 to walk across to stop 2. Saw a bus go by, so started to walk the half mile back. Forgot the flashlights and bottle opener.
There is no internet at the cottage. Oh well.