6/7/2016 YOSEMITE – Half Dome, Pioneer Village, Joe Brought the Beer

Our unstructured day in the Yosemite area was exactly as advertised. Al and Vickie left the hotel and headed home as Al’s “cold” had continued to get worse and Vickie was getting the bug as well, so they thought it best to head home, visit the doctor and get some antibiotics. Jim and Diane hung out around the Lodge – Jim (who somehow caught the clean car bug!) cleaned his car for hours according to Diane and she had scheduled a spa treatment at 3pm, so they just relaxed in place. Hans and Alma left early, parked in the Yosemite Valley and took the Yosemite Shuttle from stops 3 through 20, with lunch somewhere along the way. Doug and Marilyn left the hotel at the crack of dawn and went into the Park and checked things out at the Village, etc. They were heading out as the Priebes, Stevens and Webers were on their way in, so were back to the Lodge for a highly rated Reuben sandwich lunch. The PSW group left at 10 and drove into the Park and to Glacier Point where they spent an hour or so taking photos of the waterfalls and themselves, then stopping at a variety of viewpoints through the Park and ending up with a self-guided tour of the Pioneer History Exhibit at Wawona before getting back to the Lodge about 3pm. By that time, Jim and Hans joined PSW for beer or drinks on the terrace. Joe brought the beer. Then we all headed for our rooms to clean up for dinner.

We met in the lobby at 6:30 and then went into the Sierra Restaurant for our final dinner with most of the group intact. Both the Priebes and Boers are heading straight home the next morning. The Hackworths were probably already at the doctor’s or at home trying to recuperate in time for their Alaska cruise. The Glenores will lead the 5th leg of the trip from Yosemite to Bishop and the group has now shrunk to the Glenores, Sommars, Stevens and Webers. By Thursday night, this group trip will be a thing of the past….but not forgotten.

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Pics from Marilyn & Doug