My secret santa went the extra mile to make my gift an experience. Something he alluded to when he messaged me after he sent the first part fo the experience my way.

To say the least, my girlfriend and I had a blast. We went on this adventure in the rain with our dog, and we do not regret it in the least. It was fun, and interesting.

The first stop was Games of Berkeley, something my gf and I have been to many times already, so when we saw the first X it was an easy instant guess. The front desk girls weren't sure what was going on, and sent us to the back desk, where the woman there knew instantly what was going on, and got me a fantastic $25 gift certificate for Games of Berkeley, and our next clue.

The second stop was Amoeba Music, a store we never went to, and my gf was more familiar with Rasputin Music. We went inside and enjoyed the ambiance of a very traditional music store. I talked to the register guys and they got me an envelope with a $25 gift certificate to the store. I will definitely get some stuff here soon.

The last stop was Moe's Books. We kind of guessed that it would be the place because it was the only thing across the street that would match my liking. Then I checked the Envelope for the clue to be sure and there was no clue. Might have fallen off or not been added properly. So to play it safe and not confuse the guys at the store if it wasn't it, I asked my GF to open the Spoilers to make sure. It was it, and awaiting me were books and my final letter from my Santa.

I even had a fun mishap with the books. As I was paying my parking, i left the wrapped books on top of the payment machine. After coming home and realizing what I did, I drove back to find it missing. After looking for a 2 mins all over the area and nearby shops incase someone turned it in, a security guard waved me down, and said they had found it and saw me looking for it on the security cameras. I was so relieved I didn't lose it.

There were two books inside it. One to help with my desire to write fiction, and another for my GF as she wanted to cook food from my family's part of the world. The writing book was a surprise and I would definitely read it, and the Russian Cuisine book was something I wanted on my amazon wishlist.

There was a final and fourth gift, written on the back of the final letter, but I decided to keep that private between my Santa and me. I love the gift and will definitely use it in the future. Thanks so much!

Thanks for the fantastic gifts and the wonderful adventure. I was wet, cold, and had tons of fun. 11/10!

(The mass of pictures is also to the benefit of my Santa who requested I document my adventure for him and post lots of pictures)