A Weekend Drive, with a Swank Camp Recon Side Mission (Photo Heavy!)

[Disneyphile]

On Saturday, we drove up the 5 to Sacramento for a friend's wedding.

Along the way, we stopped for a late breakfast at a roadside restaurant, called the Apricot Tree, located on the west side of the freeway, at the Panoche Road exit, north of the Coalinga turn-off.



Not only do they serve lunch, but lunch seems to be the decor theme there, as you can see by the pictures:



There are over 500 vintage lunchboxes, grouped by themes:

















I had this one as a kid:



I did not have this one. I'd love to know if any of you did:



And, to top off the ultimate geek lunchbox collection... Pigs in Space!



The thermos' were arranged in glass cases between the booths:







And, they also have a little gift shop in the front, with even more kitsch:



The food was average, but it's well worth the stop to see the collection. It was a pleasant surprise that made our stop very worthwhile.

Next stop..... Sacramento!