Day Trip to Ramona & Another Food Critic Rating

Every Saturday that Brian is not busy with school we try to do something fun with the kids. Brian has a hobby for driving, studying maps, and go new places. It is always fun being married to that. Last week we checked out the Mexican boarder. We drove as far south as we could then as far west as we could. Usually the beach is open there but due to rain the beach we closed to car traffic so we decided to drive around. There was lost of signs that said, you cant go this way, Government Property! So we cruised until we found a dirt road that only said " No off-roading." We followwed the road up a hill/mountain to the top and saw a great view of south San Diego and the ocean. We wanted to see the border and check it out more so we followed the road a short ways further south, just as we could see a freeway, that must have been Mexico with its brightly colored overpass the Border Patrol Agent saw us. He kindly told us to get out of there, that we were in a spot where there was a lot if drug smuggling and people illegally entering the country. We left but wonder what was down the hill, and bummed that we never did get to see the border.

This Saturday Brian wanted to go back to the boarder and walk on the beach. He herd the boarder and beach were pretty cool there. I asked him find out more about that, and maybe next time. So we checked Ramona. It is up in the mountains about 30 miles east of us, Brian had been there for a service project to help clean up the fires so he knew a little about the small town.

When we got there, we could not find a suitable park for the kids, but we found a goat family! It was the cutest thing I have seen in a while! In a little green field, with a small stream flowing through it, there was about 10 baby goats (kids) and three adult goats. I decided it is about time to wien when I related tot he mommy goat as she walked near the kids and they chased and aggressively started to nurse. Susan kept laughing and wanting to get out of her stroller. The Kids (humans) loved watching the goat family. It was stinkin' cute!
After the goats we continued out walk to Main Street. We strolled down the street enjoying the small town atmosphere we decided on Dinner at Romana Cafe. The sign said historical land-mark and it looked pretty casual, with 3 kids under 5 we have to be careful! We walked about 5 blocks then crossed the street and back up 5 blocks to the cafe. ( Good advice: When walking with kids in a busy place and they just want to run around, play red-light green-light.) The cafe was pretty simple, the kids were hungry and confterable. Nobody minded Susan running around, she was in the stroller the whole time and needed to get baby wiggles out. When we ordered, I had been busy chasing the kids so I asked her what was popular and she said the Chicken Cordon bleu was featured on the Food Network so I said, "sure I'll get that!"

The food was great, the french classic, chicken cordon bleu was deep fried! but not in a eww greasy way, it was delicious! Even the mashed potatoes were dressed up with nutmeg and the meal was surprisingly very good! It tasted so homemade. Brian got meal loaf, corn bread and he loved it, the kids chicken strips were great and they loved the model airplanes decorating the cafe. The Waitress was very personable and casual. It was a surprisingly great dinner.

Cafe Romana gets.... 5 1/2 tacos.



We ended the day with a nice bath