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We’d like to report a missing person and his giant blue ox! After staying the night at the Redwood National Park (beautiful place, by the way), we stopped in at the trees of mystery and were welcomed by Paul Bunyan and his ox-pal (seriously, he welcomed us with a wave and a hello). We picked up a sticker of our new buddies for the Thule box and they looked so handsome up there! So handsome, in fact, that during our first night in Portland our precious pals were stolen – right off the box! If you happen to spot Paul Bunyan and and his blue buddy, please let us know. We’re keeping the space open for him!
Last photo of the missing person and ox
Chris with his pal, Paul
We arrived in San Fran early Friday evening, welcomed by our gracious hosts for the weekend, Sarah and Pepper (aka, Salt ‘N Peppa). We were just a block away from the infamous Haight-Ashbury intersection (Aunt Betsy should know all about that corner) where we dined on noodles that first evening. Chris then did some research on Wing Chun studios in the city, and found quite a few to choose from.
Saturday morning we had coffee at pastries at a fabulous French pastry shop and then Sarah shoved us on a bus heading towards Chinatown. First stop was a kung fu studio in on Commercial Street where we stopped in to watch the tail end of a class. Chris chatted with the sifu and on the way out was a target of a pigeon’s giant poop … right on the head! Needless to say, he had to go back in and wash up and they told him it was good luck. We’re not sure we believe that line.
Chris, just before he got pooped on
In front of the pearly gates
We wandered around Chinatown for a while and Chris picked up a $2 t-shirt before grabbing a soup and dumplings lunch. We caught the bus back to the apartment, and Chris continued on to the US Wing Chun Kung Fu Academy for a 2pm class with Grandmaster Chris Chan. Liz and Sarah had their girl time while Chris got schooled on the “secrets” of kung fu mastery and Chinatown street fights with Bruce Lee as your sidekick.
After Chris found his way back we grabbed a quick pizza dinner and then Netflixed National Lampoon’s Vacation, which is surely Sarah’s new favorite movie of all time. It was another long weekend of fun and adventure, and we headed off to Portland the next afternoon with a planned overnighter in Redwoods National Park.
Chris, Liz, Sarah, and the new Haight-Ashbury sticker
