Embassy Suites Hotel Napa Valley-Wine Country

... how she wanted to go there some day. Oh, and she mentioned in passing that it was her birthday. In the same tone of voice that someone would mention that they would like a coffee in the morning.<br><br>So after a quick phone call, we were joining the elite at Ad Hoc. They were embarrassed that they could only seat us outside. As if we wanted sit inside!!<br><br>The breakfast was the most ...

... to a vehicle out of their 'Prestige' range. It is a shame that we have to do this. So, finally we were away from SFO and going to the Golden Gate Bridge. Having driven over it we stopped at the overlook and got out the car to take pictures. My jacket was in the boot (sorry, trunk!) and it was incredibly windy so I was all over the place trying to put it on. Then, when we ...

... was lots of fun. We then stopped at another winery down the road and had some more tastings - a few better wines, but it was hard to judge since we weren't that familiar with the regional wines. Certainly very different from here. It was fun finding out that we liked doing something so "bourgie"! After driving through Sonoma, it was about 3 in the afternoon, so we ...

... a tourist trap - with it's chocolate shops (I would recomend the caramel and marshmallow bite with dark chocolate), seafood restuarants and overpriced bars, it also houses a colony of seal lions. You can hear the seal lions before you actually see them - they bark and bellow marking their territory. Some are as heavy as 900lbs. Doug and I could have stayed and watched the seals for hours - they were really entertaining. My favourites were the juvenile seals - they ...

... that has been built up is released into the universe to do well and I can honestly feel the world become a slightly better place when we do it. The entire weekend was dedicated to dancing and learning. Even the kids got in on the action and had a great time. We even got to do more dancing after the weekend. There is dancing on Sunday and Wednesday nights. We were permitted to stay in the yurt until this past Friday. What a treat. Thanks again Jenny!!!! Jenny is the ...

... from Australia then. We then moseyed on 'Sideways style' to a small family-owned winery and got stuck into some more wine. After that it was lunch at Sonoma - population 7,000 - in the heart of the wine country. The whole place was basically one big square, but what amazes me is how many cars can find somewhere to drive to around the square. In fact it wouldn't surprise me if it were the same cars going round and round or rather square ...

... thought we were going to have to slide down that escape chute as the Pacific loomed into view a few feet below the plane's wheels. But that pilot did us proud - and that's probably why he OR she is paid so much. I could tell straight away that I was gonna like Frisco - it's a town made up of tall, blonde joggers. I fit in very well - barring the jogging bit. Lots of bare torsoed men pounding the pavements of the Embarcadero at all ...

... it's location for Military bases, a quarantine station and immigration station. It's now accessible and the trails and roads are used to get the best views! When we arrived there we had a one hour audio tour on the trams. It was such a beautiful place and very popular for bikers (You would of loved it Rich!). We got to see Deer too which was great as they were so close. We sat and had a hot drink afterwards. It's been really cold so far today. It's very cloudy as the view of ...

... notice some parallels between Stockton and my own hometown, Kitchener. Both have a Weber St. and a Union St. Stockton has a Waterloo Road and both cities papers are named The Record. After stopping at DelTaco (the greatest of Mexican fast food restaurants) for lunch I made my way to the area of town where Scott "Spiral Stairs" Kannberg grew up. I know the address because up until lately any fan mail sent to Pavement had to be addressed to Scott's parents' house. This ...