Friday was a beautiful sunny, clear day so we went off to the Sequoia Park Zoo in Eureka to visit the new Redwood Skywalk.
Next, we visited some of the animals at the zoo, including the llamas, since few things make Linda as happy as llamas.
We also learned that Linda's wingspan is slightly larger than a Chilean flamingo, but not as large as a bald eagle's
In search of lunch, we looked in Google and Yelp for outdoor dining in Eureka. The perils of Yelp were highlighted by this place recommended for its great outdoor patio
We didn’t get out of the car.
We dd eventually find a breakfast/lunch place in downtown Eureka- the Greene Lilly Cafe
Jo also took us to a friend’s lovely gift shop where we purchased a blue giraffe (in keeping with the zoo theme) and some other items
Once we arrived back home, Jo set about baking with the dough she had made 2 days earlier. She made the best gluten-free pie I've ever had (with blueberries from a friend’s garden). Sadly neither of us remembered to take a shot of the whole pie, but here’s my slice
Linda had been reminiscing about how her mom used to make "roly-poly" cookies with the scraps from the pie dough. Our master baker carefully interviewed her about details, did some research and came up with these, which Linda pronounced exactly as she remembered
After all the baking, take out from the excellent local Trattoria seemed like a good idea
We had to go easy on the dinner though because we knew those great desserts awaited us.