After a hard 3-hour hike in the sun, we stop at Casa de Fruta looking for ice cream--and there it is, at Casa de Sweets! I can tell just from the name that I'm in big trouble!

On our way back from hiking in Henry Coe park via Bell's Station (see my photos), we stopped at Casa de Fruta for refreshment and touristing.

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elf1 > After a hard 3-hour hike in the sun, we stop at Casa de Fruta looking for ice cream--and there it is, at Casa de Sweets! I can tell just from the name that I'm in big trouble!

elf1 > I manage to escape with only a cherry/truffle gelato and 1/4 pound of mint chocolate swirl fudge. Ooooooh wayyyy yummy and now I have to go do that hike AGAIN to make up for it. But at least I didn't give in to the bins and bins of salt-water taffy in many luscious flavors and colors.

elf1 > Paul's vehicle is very very dusty from the 7-mile unpaved road in to the visitor center.

elf1 > Casa de Eats (Casa de Restaurant).

elf1 > Casa de Fruta was originally (100 years back?) just a cherry stand on the old road over Pacheko Pass.

elf1 > Casa de Everything You Could Possibly Want.

elf1 > The "fruit stand" is now a major store with every kind of gourmet produce-related (or sweets-related) food substance you can imagine. (Hiking mates Linda, Pete, Steph, and Paul walk among walls of jars.)

After a hard 3-hour hike in the sun, we stop at Casa de Fruta looking for ice cream--and there it is, at Casa de Sweets! I can tell just from the name that I'm in big trouble!