Peppy's Dream Moving Adventure Blog

We left PISMO SANDS RV PARK in Oceano at around 1:00pm.  Eric still wasn’t feeling well, but he insisted on driving.  We took 101 South to Buellton, which was only a little over an hour away, and got to our next campground, FLYING FLAGS RV RESORT at around 2:30pm.

This was a world's record (at least for us) for going from one campground to another.  We usually leave campgrounds earlier (around 11:00am) and arrive later (after 6:00pm).  So leaving at 12:30pm and arriving at 2:30pm was pretty darn fast!

Eric immediately took a nap and I did two loads of laundry in the lovely laundry room that was just steps away from our RV.  (I didn't take this picture -- I found it on their website!)

When I was finished, he was still up (and still had a headache), so I figured I’d lie down with him and we both fell asleep for an hour or so.  We woke up at around 5:00pm and I wanted to get something to eat, and thought Eric would do better with some food in his stomach, too.  All we had eaten all day was some cold cereal for breakfast (and I had a Starbucks and some Pez, too!).

Our friend, Jimmy, in San Francisco recommended a place called PEA SOUP ANDERSEN’S (World Famous Split Pea Soup), which is located in Buellton.  We had seen a lot of billboards advertising it, but didn’t give it much thought.   He said it’s really cute and he stops there when he goes south to LA or Palm Springs.  We googled it and it turns out it’s about 4 blocks from our campground on Avenue of the Flags!

The outside of Pea Soup Andersen's:

These two are called "Hap-Pea" and "Pea-Wee."  I thought I'd make a perfect addition to the team as "Pep-Pea!"

I don't know if you can tell, but these guys are splitting peas!

The restaurant was a perfect choice, because this way Eric didn’t have to drive very far.  They’ve been in business since 1924, so there's a lot of history everywhere.  We really enjoyed looking at their gift shop and bakery.  You can buy all kinds of cheese, mixes to make your own pea soup, and lots of other great foods and candies.  They had fudge, but we resisted!!!

Here's another picture of Hap-Pea and Pea-Wee:

I don't know why Pea-Wee has a bandage on his face, but it looks like he just had something removed at the dermatologist.  That can't be good for business! 

We sat down in the restaurant which was really quaint.  They had a very nice menu, but as soon as I saw it I decided to get their “All You Can Eat Pea Soup with two kinds of bread.”  I really love soup, and pea soup is one of my favorites.  Eric got a bowl of pea soup and a chicken Caesar salad.  Both came with a free drink, and you had a choice of coffee, tea, soda or thick shake.  We decided to go for the shake, but it was really just soft serve ice cream in a glass!  I was a little disappointed, but at least we already taken care of dessert!

The pea soup was delicious and I managed to finish two bowls!  I took some pictures of the outside after dinner and then we came back to the campground. 

We’re now relaxing and watching TV.  I know Eric must be feeling better, because he wanted to eat the candy apple we bought on Fisherman's Wharf in Monterey.  It was SO good. 

I'm searching online, trying to find a massage therapist to give us each a massage tomorrow.  Eric had a fabulous massage by our friend, Rosemary, when he had a bad head/neck ache in New York, right before we left.  He also got a massage in New Paltz, the week after we left, but I haven’t been able to convince him to get another one – until now.  He’s finally giving in and will get one to see if it helps his condition.  Keep your fingers crossed!