Ouch pain. Need a cushion to sit on.
Stayed in in the morning and watched the NFL play Offs while the S-L's went off to Church. Everytime I moved i found a new area that hurt.
In the afternoon I had recovered enough to go out with Tim to return the snowboard gear. As we were in Folsom we went to the old powerhouse (there's nothing much else to do) whose extravagant claim to fame was that it was the first place in the world to deliver high voltage electricity, even if it was only for a few months in 1895, before the record was again broken. It seems that everywhere is trying to be something and has to make these claims to qualify it as important, in the eyes of Americans. Ironically the powerhouse, which stopped being used in the 1950's, currently had a power cut. Nevertheless the guide was obviously an enthusiast and his excitement for this place in turn rubs off on you. He was especially delighted to see me as I was from out of town.
Came back via the Gold Bug mine in Placerville. It was closed, but gold is basically the reason why Placerville, and for that matter most of California, exists. We had a tour of the town, which was small, and had I been an American in a nice little English town, I would have said it was quaint. It's another little gem that the guide books don't tell you about.
