We moved on for a quick trip in California - first stop, Corning.
I was a little nervous about this park since it was adjacent to a casino. Not that I have anything against casinos, it's just that I've never seen anything like this and wasn't sure what to expect.
What a pleasant surprise! We checked in and they showed us a map and let us pick our site. The park was maybe 1/4 full so there was lots to choose from. And we were pleased with our choice.
Lots of privacy
Although we were just staying overnight, we decided to unhook so we could go into town to see a local favorite.
More than 50 years ago, Pete and Ann Craig displayed several jars of olives on a small shelf on the original Olive Pit - a frosty and hamburger stand - to see if anyone would be interested in enjoying their spectacular olives. People were quick to purchase them and a Corning tradition was born.
Today three generations of the Craig family, including Ann, still serve travelers with frosty milkshakes, delicious burgers and much more. The store has expanded numerous times over the years, most recently adding a wine and draft beer tasting room. The inventory has also expanded and includes a huge variety of olives, olive oil, craft beer, wine, nuts, flavored balsamic vinegar, mustard, and gift items. The Olive Pit also features many local products.
They don't kid around with the olives!
Just one of the many displays
Oops, we might have bought more than a few jars
Unfortunately, they were only serving cold sandwiches and the tasting bars were closed.
We headed back to the casino and took the opportunity to fill up the truck. Since we were on tribal property, we were happy to see that diesel was about 50 cents less per gallon than we had seen in town.
We went into the casino and almost died from the smoke. There was a non-smoking area but after walking through all of the smoke, you really couldn't tell the difference.
Not much activity
We decided to take a chance on the slot machines.
We like to play the penny Buffalo machine and typically have good luck. I won't tell you what we fed into the machine but let's just say we didn't walk away with much.
Oh well, we had fun. Didn't we?
Tomorrow we move on for another family visit.
I think I'm behind again. You probably don't remember but if not for Corning I probably would have been born and raised in England. My father's uncle immigrated to the US and eventually bought an olive ranch in Corning. My father moved over after WWII to eventually take over. Unfortunately his ill health changed those plans. The olives they farmed were sold to Lindsey Olives. Just think, I was almost an olive baroness.
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