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San Luis Obispo

Next week, May and I are supposed to fly to Los Angeles with me as pilot in command. In order to get a sense for what a long flight feels like, we decided to fly from San Carlos (KSQL) to San Luis Obispo (KSBP), make a fifteen minutes stop, then fly back to San Carlos. The 360 nautical miles flight took 3.9 hours, and even though I was a little bit tired toward the end, I think that I should be able to fly from San Carlos to Camarillo (KCMA) in one go.

[...] On our way back up from Los Angeles, May and I made a stop in San Luis Obispo. We had lunch at the famous Mo’s Smokehouse BBQ. Here is a bit of history about the place: twenty years into his restaurant career, Mo decided to open a real barbecue restaurant. With a good buddy, he set off to find out what barbecue was all about. They made a 3,500 mile swing through the barbecue belt, visiting 10 states and over 80 barbecue restaurants. Along the way, they collected recipes, tips, techniques, advice, and instructions. Everywhere they stopped, they bought an antique chair for the smokehouse they were about to establish. If you like barbecue chicken or pork ribs, make sure to check it out. And if you live in the Bay Area and have a pilot license, keep in mind that you can get down there in less than two hours, as May and I found out on this earlier flight. [...]