SLO Children’s Museum and Thursday Night Farmer’s Market

SLO Children’s Museum was actually a last minute addition to our itinerary.  Normally, admission is $8 per person, but on the third Thursday of the month, it is free after 5 p.m.  Since it is right around the corner from the Farmer’s Market, which opens at 6 p.m., it worked out perfectly.
It is a fairly small museum, but it is well done.  This is a musical swing that counts to ten in different languages.



I had these “stilts” as a kid and forgot about them until now.

However, the one thing that the kids like most of all was this red spinning contraption. 


In fact, when asked about their favorite part of the trip, their answer was “the red spinning thing”.

This picture makes me smile because I think n was pretending to fall into the pot for some reason.
Then it was time for dinner.  We walked around a corner and came upon a long line for F. McLintock’s barbecue.

This was the line before the market even officially opened!  Embracing the herd mentality, we immediately got in line.  This many people can’t be wrong, right?  Meanwhile, The Rib Line, which was set up next door, had a guy taunting us for standing in line for F. McLintock’s!  He kept yelling, “Move your feet to the end of the street!”; “With Rib in our name, we must be good”; “Coming here will be the fastest move you’ve ever made from #2 to #1”.  We stood our ground and ended up with this:

#2 combo: Pork munchie, beef rib and chicken kabob; corn on the cob, garlic bread and a cup of lemonade on the side.  It was enough to feed all of us, especially since we had our fill of tri-tip for lunch.  The chicken kabob was surprisingly tasty and juicy—k and n were vying for the last pieces.  I’m still not quite sure what a pork munchie is, but it had quite a lot of meat.

F. McLintock’s is serious about their ‘cue.  The guy taking orders here was also quite loud and put on a show for the crowd.
After eating our dinner on the sidewalk, we walked up and down the street to see what the other booths had to offer.  n said he wanted “something sweet” so we stopped at the Éclair Bakery booth.  We bought a small bag of 6 freshly fried cinnamon donut holes.

Of course, we also had to try an éclair!

Wow, that was the best éclair I have ever had.  The custard was ample and the ganache was nice and smooth.  Next stop: SF!