We attended a Columbus gathering at Pismo Beach California Oct. 29th thru Nov. 2nd.
Columbus is the brand of our 5th wheel trailer and 14 other couples that have the same brand as us set up this rendezvous. They had a rendezvous last year so this is the 2nd year that they organised this event. Sue and I looked at our calendar and our map and realized we could join this event on the way to our daughters home in Ventura. We all belong to a group on Facebook that is strictly made up of Columbus 5th wheel owners and we had seen a lot of these peoples postings online. Because we all have the same brand of trailer and the are all interested in RV traveling we immediately all had common interests and everyone was very friendly. We all had a great time together on this long weekend.
Downtown Pismo beach.
The first evening (Wed.) we had a "greet & meet" appetizer potluck. As you can see the baseball playoffs were on TV and since everyone but us is from California there was great interest in the Giants.
On Thursday evening the group made reservations at Jockos Steak house in Nipomo.
Jockos is well know as one of the best steak houses in California. The place does not look very special from the outside but the food is outstanding.
Sue waiting outside with our friends for a table. Even though we had reservations we still had to wait which we understand is normal at this popular place.
There were 30 of us for dinner.
Sue and I split a steak dinner they call the Spencer steak. We were both quite full and we both really enjoyed our steak.
On Friday there was some interest in renting ATV's and hitting the nearby sand dunes. I rented a 4 wheel quad bike.
Here is a picture of us preparing to ride.
Here is a picture of some of the dunes we ripped up.
It is hard to tell from these pictures but some of these dunes are 50 to 70 or more feet tall.
If you were not careful going over a dune, you could find yourself going over a very sharp drop off and could easily get hurt or killed. Here is sand dune bowl that is at a sharp drop off that you could get stuck in.
On Saturday we went to Splash restaurant in Pismo Beach for some award winning clam chowder and fish and chips. It was some of the best clam chowder I have ever had.
We then stopped at Old West Cinnamon Rolls to buy a cinnamon roll for Sunday's breakfast. Sorry I did not get a picture because I ate it before I could find the camera.
Below is a picture of our entire West Coast Facebook Columbus group at the rendezvous Saturday morning.
haha woah dad! great picture with the ATV!
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