See? It's not all wine and bike rides around here. 🙂 It's been worse though: Breakfast in the Candlestick Compound And OMG in looking for that blog post about the Candlestick Compound, I found this, and sat here laughing for a good 5 minutes: The Screaming Fifth Wheel Next Door I…
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Last night in Calistoga (after we got back from our lovely nighttime bike-to-the-market trip to stock up on some quality groceries) it started raining again pretty heavily. I woke up in the middle of the night because it was INSANELY loud and I opened the Accuweather app on my iPhone…
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Today we rode our bikes over to Chateau Montelena. If you've seen the movie Bottleshock, or if you know about the 1976 Paris blind tasting upset (also known as the "Judgment of Paris") when a California Chardonnay won first prize over its French competitors (unthinkable!), then you'll probably have heard of this…
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Today we got up early and worked until just before noon, and then headed over to the Calistoga Bike Shop where we were going to start our tour. They've partnered with five Calistoga wineries and will plan a trip for you where they map out your ride and give you…
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Schramsberg Vineyards was founded in 1862 and they make sparkling wines in the traditional French method (méthode champenoise), where the wine undergoes a secondary fermentation in the bottle. (All champagne and most sparkling wine is made using this method — also referred to as méthode traditionnelle.) Anyway, one of the tour/tastings…
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Today in Calistoga it rained most of the day, so we just hunkered down and worked. Late in the afternoon there appeared to be a break so we unfolded the bikes and took off for a little exploring. First stop was Envy Wines. Hey look! They have an Airstream too!…
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This morning we got up, did some work, and then rode our bikes out to Bodega Head in the fog. This shot was from our campsite: View of Porto Bodega Marina from across the back side of the bay. One of those dots is our Airstream: We rode out to…
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This morning we had our friends Bob & Sissy over for breakfast at the Airstream. I made a frittata with some local farm eggs, chorizo, bacon, kale, mushrooms, tomatoes, and a little bit of pepper jack, and Sissy and Bob brought mimosas. It was a lovely morning. Next, we packed…
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Alright, so we got our new Bike Friday Silks in Eugene last week and we LOVE them. (Mine is the white one, Kevin's is the black one.) I love it more than any other bike I've ever had, and I seem to have done the same thing with this bike…
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We really really love Bodega Bay. You know when you go somewhere and the place just resonates perfectly with you? For whatever reason…this place did that. The combination of all the hiking trails along the coastal bluffs, the funky Hitchcock history (The Birds!!!), the friends we met the first time…
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