Napa

We finally made it to the Pacific!

Us at the B&B in Napa

After leaving Crater Lake, we drove over to the California coast to take the 101 South toward Napa.  I sort of can’t believe it – after almost a month and a half, we’ve completed the crossing of the continental US, and come out at the Pacific.  We stopped to spend the night in Eureka, CA, and then headed down to Napa for our anniversary on July 11.

Kristen’s dad had recommended a few wineries for us to try on the way into town, so we stopped in at the tasting rooms of Dutcher Crossing and Dutton Goldfield.  Since I was driving, Kristen drank most of the tasting glasses they gave us.  That, plus the small bottle of champagne the B&B hosts left for us, probably amounted to about 2 full glasses of wine over 3-4 hours, so of course Kristen was totally drunk (yeah we’re the worst drinkers ever).

And then, food.  We had a fantastic dinner at Celadon in downtown Napa, went to sleep stuffed, and then woke up the next morning to see that our B&B hosts had cooked a huge meal of french toast, bacon, croissants, and assorted fruit.  There was no choice but to polish it off.  Needless to say, we then immediately went for a 2 hour mountain bike ride to balance things out, as is our MO.

And so ends the first leg of our trip.  We’re now safe, sound, and resting in Sacramento with Kristen’s family for the next couple of weeks.

Pictures here:

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