Fri, June 9 - Half Moon Bay

Fri, June 9 - Half Moon Bay

Homemade donuts from the local bakery is a great way to start the day.  We rented a car to get out to the CIA for dinner tonight, so we made good use of it during the day.  We drove to the train station to pick up Connie and her crew - 2 grandsons Connor and Aiden, did grocery shopping, and did laundry at the Laundromat all in preparation for traveling again tomorrow.  We drove up to Hyde Park, about 60 miles north to the Culinary Institute of America for dinner.  This was a thing on Tom's "list".  The food prep, wait service and customer service is all provided by the students.  Our server Kelly, was in her 2nd year and was eventually going to study restaurant management. We asked her a lot of questions and she was very open and honest about the schools goals.  Not all students want to be chefs but they all get background in the many areas of the food industry.  The students all looked very young - which they were.  The restaurant was full.  The food was OK, the menu was eclectic, trying to appeal to all.  It was an interesting experience.

Entering those hallowed halls of gastronomic delights

Our server Kelly who was from Maine discussing restaurant
matters

Capt. Connie on Simpatico with her two grandsons passing
by West Point Military Academy

Simpatico with some od the scenery along the river

John and Pam had some friends from their old marina join them
for a few day cruise, Mike and Sandy from Iowa

Far from the crowds of New York City we run into a
Sailing Regatta on the Hudson River