Another stop along the route we always make when we head in this direction is in Corning, California. The very first time we traveled to Seattle by car was about 12 years ago when we had the Chevy Tahoe and we saw the signs along I-5 for something called 'The Olive Pit' in Corning. In my eyes, someone willing to put up that many billboards along the interstate was worthy of a quick visit. Besides, we used olive oil at home, so why not ?
The rest of the family was reluctant but we went in anyway. Browsed the shop and bought some olive oil and a few other odds and ends for around $40-$50 bucks. That olive oil became a favorite in our house and when we ran out we looked to see if they had an online store. They did, but shipping was cost prohibitive.
A few years later we took the same trip, only this time it was in the used Class A RV we had purchased. Again we stopped at the Olive Pit, but this time we stocked up on the olive oil and a couple of different balsamic vinegars (espresso, fig, etc.) and gave a few of these to Sue's sister in Gig Harbor. That time it cost us around $200.
So fast forward to 2021 as we pulled into the parking lot of the Olive Pit in Corning, California again. They had just opened and there were only 3-4 people shopping. We got to talking to one of the employees and he assured us that they had cases of the olive oil bottles we were looking for and he would be happy to grab them for us ... we wandered through the store and bought a few other things like anchovy stuffed olives (I love anchovies, Sue HATES them) a large bottle of Fig Balsamic Vinegar for Sue's sister, a new Honey flavored balsamic vinegar, and a couple of sample bottles for the kids, to name a few. With the two cases of olive oil, our total came to over $400 that day. But, we do use the bottles of olive oil as gifts to friends and family. We packed and stored the goods in the Clipper and continued north through the smoke towards Portland and Seattle.
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