My brother, Davy, is moving back to DFW on Wednesday (sad face), so we decided to spend the weekend together visiting a couple of Bay Area highlights. The Bay Area is experiencing unusally nice weather for this time of year, so we took advantage of the warmer temps by spending the weekend outside.
SATURDAY - NAPA
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| Our first stop was to a winery we hadn't visited yet, Alpha Omega. I selected this winery because of it's online reviews about its fabulous patio.....and fabulous it was! |
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| Cheers! Both Mike and Davy really enjoyed their buttery chardonnay. |
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| You can see the Napa Valley Wine Train going by in the distance. |
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| A picture of Alpha Omega's grounds. |
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| We stopped for lunch at a BBQ joint in small town Calistoga called Buster's. Mike and I had been here before...their meats are delicious. |
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| Mike and Davy enjoying their ribs! |
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| Calistoga is a quaint town that reminds me of a lil' mountain town. Davy noticed there was a car show, so we stopped by to take a look. |
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| I'll take this one! |
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| Our second winery stop of the day was to Castello di Amerosa. Mike and I are wine club members here and always enjoy a visit to their tasting room. |
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| Look at how full their vines are already! Mike and I visited Napa last year in May and it was rainy, cold and hardly any vines blooming. |
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| Castello's Courtyard |
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| Cheers! |
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| The sheep were super friendly. This lil' one was enjoying a pat from Davy. |
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| Check out those teeny, tiny grapes!!! |
SUNDAY - PACIFICA
Pacifica is a small, lazy beach town about 15 miles south of San Francisco. It's generally foggy in Pacifica, but the fog was out to sea today. Davy and I decided to walk the pups on the hiking trails bordering the coast. It couldn't have been more gorgeous!
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| Can you tell what this building is? See the lil' sign on the front? Yep, that's right, it's a Taco Bell. A Taco Bell right on the beach with the most fantastic views of the Pacific. |
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| And here's the view we had while dining on our combined $11 meal at Taco Bell. Fabulous! |
What a wonderful weekend in NorCal. Mike and I have enjoyed spending so much time with Davy in SF. We'll look forward to seeing him in June when we visit home!
I know you're going to miss Davy and I'm sure he'll miss you and California, but we're really looking forward to his return. It looks like y'all had a really nice weekend. I can't wait for our mext trip out there. Did you happen to stop by any candy stores to buy any some chocoloate or gummi bears?
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