Redwood Shores

[Ayles]

Here till Wednesday. Anything worth checking out after work hours?

[aigel]

What are your interests? Food / drink? Drives? Exercise / sports? When does "after work hours" start?

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[ckissick]

King Fish in San Mateo is a very good restaurant. Downtown Redwood City also has a little night life and restaurants around the movie theater. If you get off work early enough, the Hiller Aviation Museum at San Carlos Airport is well worth a visit.

Otherwise, there's SF just up 101.

[Ayles]

Sorry, pretty normal work hours. Should be done by 5 each day. I got in to the Sofitel and there didn't seem to be anything restaurant/bar wise near by.

The aviation museum sounds interesting! Hope they have favorable hours. Otherwise I'll have to head into San Fran for a visit to the Tonga Room

[aigel]

Downtown San Carlos is nice for dinner, a drink on the patio and people watching. Use Yelp to figure out what you like. The main drag is Laurel Street.

I would try to bail out early, make it to Half Moon Bay (HMB), take a walk or jog on Poplar Beach or HMB state beach and have dinner at HMB Brewing Company, watching the sunset from their patio through a glass of pale ale. If you can't make it out early, head straight to HMB brewing company patio!

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[930addict]

Military Vehicle Technology Foundation - Portola Valley - Military Vehicle Technology Foundation
Computer History Museum - Mountain View - Computer History Museum
Hiller is a really cool Aviation Museum - Educational Events & Family Activities San Mateo & Redwood City | Hiller Aviation History Museum - They close at 5 but it would be worth trying to make it there. You can sit in the cockpit of a 747 as well as various fighter jets.

If you go into San Francisco, Check out
Fort Point http://www.nps.gov/fopo/index.htm
Point Bonita Lighthouse - http://www.nps.gov/goga/pobo.htm
Steinhart Aquarium - http://www.calacademy.org
Treat yourself to some awesome Italian Food - http://www.acquerello.com

[Ayles]

Thanks for all the tips!

[aigel]

Let us know what you decide to do. I am too busy to come join, otherwise I'd suggest a little drive in the 993 on skyline boulevard.

Speaking of that. There is Alice's restaurant on Skyline west of Woodside. Good food and drink, sit on porch with heaters and always cars / motorcycles to see.

G

[930addict]

Also if you want to have the best Crab Louie EVER, take a ride to Gilda's on the wharf in Santa Cruz. It is quite a drive from Redwood Shores (probably an hour) but I've been going there since I was 12 years old and order the same thing even to this day: Crab Louie, side of fry's and a Cherry Coke.

http://gildas-restaurant.com

[ckissick]

Aigel's idea of Half Moon Bay is good. I live there. It was 84 degrees yesterday, and still balmy at sunset. The brewing company is great, and so is Sam's Chowder House. This is a rare opportunity to visit our coast during warm weather, so I would take it.

[Ayles]

I wish I had a rental car! I love half moon bay, seems like there is a lot of neat stuff if you have easy transportation.

[Ayles]

Mad it out to laurel street, pretty neat area!