Long Summer Days & Twice on Sunday

Kate & I left the house around 8:30 in the morning on a Sunday, which thankfully, at that time was our last day of the work week.  It was only our third week setting up at Ron's other market, in Leucadia, about a forty-minute drive north.  

From 10-2pm, we peddled our Cheezers to the hungover folks amongst the health conscious majority.  After a dismal first appearance, Ron offered a bit of advice.

"Maybe you guys should try putting Kale on your sandwiches," he said & was not joking.  

Well, we didn't change anything on our menu, but sales rebounded nicely over the next few weeks.  Several vendors even liked to trade with us, including It's Raw Poke Shop, who I believe, still does the Leucadia market & has one of the most popular restaurants in OB to this day.

On this Sunday, we had swindled ourselves another gig in the Solana Beach area but we didn't have to start serving Cheezer there until 6pm.  This left a large time gap in between, so rather than driving all the way back home (& back), Kate & I played tourists & ate an early dinner at Kate's favorite spot in nearby Cardiff, Bestawan Pizza House.

The place is on a side street, looks like it's in somebody's house, uses album covers for menu backs, & has some of the best restaurant ranch dressing you'll find anywhere.  We sat down & ordered the Banksy pizza (which later inspired our Cap'n Kook, renamed, Sophia Petrillo with it's Sausage, Pepperoni, Pineapples & Jalapenos) & took the leftovers to nearby San Elijo Beach.

There we watched the waves from an near empty blufftop campground picnic table & tried not to worry about our next gig.

It was a "Speakeasy-Themed" Dance Recital.  I'm not making that up.  And, it was just as you would imagine that to be- people dressed to the nines & taking down fancy cocktails & wine.  There was a bit of a misunderstanding over our food & the breakdown time, but we took care of it. 

We didn't make it back home until after 9pm, but were able to enjoy some more delicious Banksy pizza with a few drinks of our own.