Posts Tagged ‘ Napa Valley ’

Heads Carolina, Tails California

April 4, 2009
Heads Carolina, Tails California

We awoke to the last day. It was obvious we were on the way out – a suitcase of dirty clothes and two boxes of wine were packed, and we both had that feeling in the pits of our stomachs – that feeling that reality is fast-approaching. The final day of a vacation is never fun – you have to pack, finish up “business” like checking out, turning in the car, checking into your flight, blah blah, and then you have to get home and unpack all of your loot and start real life all over again. The silver lining in this final day of vacation was that we did have a decent amount of time to get some more action in. So we got ready, packed, and went down to eat the last meal from the B&B. They must have known that french toast was my favorite because...

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Sommelier on the Rise in the Golden State

April 2, 2009
Sommelier on the Rise in the Golden State

Saturday We awoke to the last full day of our trip. In addition to listening to Chris singing in the shower, I was also guessing what might be for breakfast downstairs. I have never been a skilled guesser. Oh well. One of my favorite things about staying at a B&B is meeting all the other guests. In general, there tends to be a fairly good mix of clientele. You get your older couple, your fellow younger couple, the group of friends, the mother/daughter, the family, and that’s the large bulk. We actually had all of the above this morning. It’s really fun to hear everyone chat about their adventures, as they are all really different. But enough about that. Let’s get to eatin’. Breakfast this morning was really unique and you’re in luck because I brought the camera this time. I can only imagine what people say when I...

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The Gut Buster

Eating good, healthy food is an admirable goal. It’s a really good goal. Sometimes though, it’s just. so. dang. hard. Ya feel me? Exhibit...

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