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It was time to leave La Habra and so we headed north towards I-5 which would take us through the Central Valley to the Silicon Valley. Unfortunately we didn't notice the place where 5 and 99 split but fortunately we called Harris Ranch and so were guided back after only about tan hour of diversion. Once there, we admired the outdoor grill ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.17-18.14PaloAlto/P1080962 and their sign ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.17-18.14PaloAlto/P1080963 before entering ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.17-18.14PaloAlto/P1080964 and admiring the display of raw meat ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.17-18.14PaloAlto/P1080965 and then being seated and getting our menus ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.17-18.14PaloAlto/P1080966 ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.17-18.14PaloAlto/P1080967 ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.17-18.14PaloAlto/P1080968 ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.17-18.14PaloAlto/P1080969 ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.17-18.14PaloAlto/P1080970 ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.17-18.14PaloAlto/P1080971 ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.17-18.14PaloAlto/P1080972 ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.17-18.14PaloAlto/P1080973 and noting what was special ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.17-18.14PaloAlto/P1080974 and the specialty drinks that we couldn't have because we had miles to drive ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.17-18.14PaloAlto/P1080975 but we did partake of the water ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.17-18.14PaloAlto/P1080976 and this iced tea ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.17-18.14PaloAlto/P1080977 made Suzanne happy ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.17-18.14PaloAlto/P1080978 as I ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.17-18.14PaloAlto/P1080979 admired the taxidermy ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.17-18.14PaloAlto/P1080980 before the onion rings came ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.17-18.14PaloAlto/P1080981 among with Suzanne's steak sandwich ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.17-18.14PaloAlto/P1080982 and my mushroom sandwich, both quite good. ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.17-18.14PaloAlto/P1080983 We drove on and stopped at Mamy's Fruit Stand ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.17-18.14PaloAlto/P1080984 where we did not feed the horses despite this sign for the collection ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.17-18.14PaloAlto/P1080985 with the horses in the background ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.17-18.14PaloAlto/P1080986 ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.17-18.14PaloAlto/P1080987 ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.17-18.14PaloAlto/P1080988 ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.17-18.14PaloAlto/P1080989 but we did buy these figs ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.17-18.14PaloAlto/P1080990 and cherries ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.17-18.14PaloAlto/P1080991 to go with the almonds of various stripes from Harris Ranch ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.17-18.14PaloAlto/P1080992 as Suzanne and Barbara ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.17-18.14PaloAlto/P1080993 ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.17-18.14PaloAlto/P1080994 and Jacobo posed ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.17-18.14PaloAlto/P1080995 before we went off to old El Paso where I had this margarita ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.17-18.14PaloAlto/P1080996 ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.17-18.14PaloAlto/P1080997 and Suzanne had her wine ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.17-18.14PaloAlto/P1080998 as dinner was served. ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.17-18.14PaloAlto/P1080999 ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.17-18.14PaloAlto/P1090001 After dinner we walked along the shoreline where we could see the coastal range with a tame sunset ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.17-18.14PaloAlto/P1090002 ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.17-18.14PaloAlto/P1090003 ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.17-18.14PaloAlto/P1090004 and as we marched on ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.17-18.14PaloAlto/P1090005 we admired the clouds ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.17-18.14PaloAlto/P1090006 ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.17-18.14PaloAlto/P1090007 ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.17-18.14PaloAlto/P1090008 before we came across this heron. ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.17-18.14PaloAlto/P1090009 ../../../Sabbat/2014/07.04-30.14RecoveryTrip/07.17-18.14PaloAlto/P1090010