So we finally make it to Isleton. This place is a trip! We stayed on the Sacramento Delta (Sacramento River) across the bridge from Rio Vista. This is largely an agricultural town, but the loop on the Delta where we stayed is where tons of people congregate spring-fall to vacation on the river. It is a few miles long with many resorts along the levy road. Some people live there, and some even live on their boats.
The Delta is very resorty – which I kinda liked. It was a little like being on vacation year round, just with less people (and more rain). Also, it reminded me of the vacation spot that Baby’s family went to in the movie Dirty Dancing with Patrick Swayze.
The only thing I didn’t like, is that we lived below the levy (so below the river) and we had a lot of rain, and lost power for 3 days. Our cool neighbor Kevin hooked us up to his generator so we didn’t have to suffer too long. What a kind guy (Also Richard’s boss). There was some flooding, and I didn’t like the feeling that we may be stuck if the river overflowed or the levy broke, because there was no other way out, accept that skinny levy road.
I attended a lunch group with the ladies from church at the country club, and it was a blast getting to know them for the short time we were there. We ran into some old friends in Lodi, met some new friends (shout out), and had some good times. I give a shout out to them and say, “Hey, wassup?” If I’ve said it once, then I’ve said it a thousand times… this world is a small place. I really have seen the six degrees of separation.
My brother was with us for our first few weeks in Isleton. We’d already viewed the entire first several seasons of Grey’s Anatomy when he visited me in Utah – he’s the one who got me hooked on Grey’s, so we had to find other things to do in the middle of nowhere. We took lots of photos and played ping pong in the clubhouse while doing our laundry. He is wack at ping pong…why didn’t I know this before? Hmm. Thanks Bro for staking out with us.
We drove to Stockton and Lodi for shopping and movies. Richard worked across another bridge in Antioch (towards Concord) at the power plant. Richard took my brother and I to The Lighthouse, a cool fancy restaurant on the Delta, for my birthday. I had the best salmon dish (with green olives)…yum! Thanks Honey. We also got to see the lighted boat parade which runs every Christmas. The Isletonaires dress up their boats as Christmas icons, like a Halloween costume party for boats. I have to say the docks are pretty wobbly with a tripod and camera pack.
When we took my brother to the airport in Sacramento, Richard and I got to go to Old Town in Sacramento. While that is a really cool place, never eat at an all you can eat pasta/pizza buffet if it cost less than $10/person. We made that mistake (because a guy was passing out coupons. HELLO! First clue! Besides, there are plenty of cute bistros and restaurants in Old Town.
The Delta is very resorty – which I kinda liked. It was a little like being on vacation year round, just with less people (and more rain). Also, it reminded me of the vacation spot that Baby’s family went to in the movie Dirty Dancing with Patrick Swayze.
The only thing I didn’t like, is that we lived below the levy (so below the river) and we had a lot of rain, and lost power for 3 days. Our cool neighbor Kevin hooked us up to his generator so we didn’t have to suffer too long. What a kind guy (Also Richard’s boss). There was some flooding, and I didn’t like the feeling that we may be stuck if the river overflowed or the levy broke, because there was no other way out, accept that skinny levy road.
I attended a lunch group with the ladies from church at the country club, and it was a blast getting to know them for the short time we were there. We ran into some old friends in Lodi, met some new friends (shout out), and had some good times. I give a shout out to them and say, “Hey, wassup?” If I’ve said it once, then I’ve said it a thousand times… this world is a small place. I really have seen the six degrees of separation.
My brother was with us for our first few weeks in Isleton. We’d already viewed the entire first several seasons of Grey’s Anatomy when he visited me in Utah – he’s the one who got me hooked on Grey’s, so we had to find other things to do in the middle of nowhere. We took lots of photos and played ping pong in the clubhouse while doing our laundry. He is wack at ping pong…why didn’t I know this before? Hmm. Thanks Bro for staking out with us.
We drove to Stockton and Lodi for shopping and movies. Richard worked across another bridge in Antioch (towards Concord) at the power plant. Richard took my brother and I to The Lighthouse, a cool fancy restaurant on the Delta, for my birthday. I had the best salmon dish (with green olives)…yum! Thanks Honey. We also got to see the lighted boat parade which runs every Christmas. The Isletonaires dress up their boats as Christmas icons, like a Halloween costume party for boats. I have to say the docks are pretty wobbly with a tripod and camera pack.
When we took my brother to the airport in Sacramento, Richard and I got to go to Old Town in Sacramento. While that is a really cool place, never eat at an all you can eat pasta/pizza buffet if it cost less than $10/person. We made that mistake (because a guy was passing out coupons. HELLO! First clue! Besides, there are plenty of cute bistros and restaurants in Old Town.
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