Mount View Hotel Spa Calistoga

... bartender starts a fire for us and gets us hot drinks. We get settled into our rooms and hop into our private hot tub as soon as we as we can get naked.

After a nap we take a short walk to the private restaurant and tuck into a wonderful dinner. Then back to our wonderful little lodge. Tomorrow, hiking and taking in the delights of the spa.

Hello. recenly I have stayed at the heaven's edge ranch in jenner,ca. unfortunatly my stay was not comfortable. there was alot of mold and mildew in the house and when I was leaving I saw a mouse. just thought you would want to know before staying there. happy holidays and safe trips to all!

... of scenery and hopefully some excitment! On Wednesday Rob and I are heading up the coast with his mum and dad and spending the nightin Mendocino. Then Thursday we're meeting up with Doug and Flick to camp in the Anderson Valley then Eugene, Portland, Idaho... before heading up to Vancouver to settle down and work out our lives...

New Adventure.. starts now.

... sad to be leaving the boys because this is pretty much the best living situation I've ever had. Ooh.. except that time I Iived in a hut on the beach in Thailaind, oooh ooh ooh and that time I lived in a little orange cottage in the Andes. Ok.. so it's 3rd. But definitely the best people.

We had a going away "blackout" party on Friday that turned out to be a success. Even though Rob passed out before 11:00 with his shoes on. A ...

... 26 miles, this was not going to be easy.

We were advised to visit Artesia, a hillside vineyard with great views over the autumnal vines and an interesting architecture but they were so busy with tours that we couldn't even get to the bar to take advantage of our buy one get one free tasting token. Instead we went for some dinner at a cheap little Mexican place in a nice part of town surrounded ...

... who relate wine with expensiveness...there should be cheaper offers, especially if it originates there. Anyway! We did however find a great place for lunch (Taylor's) and it was a great sunny day. So that part was excellent. We just had to forget about Napa, do some wine shopping in the supermarket and do our own particular wine tasting at the campground. Delicious! Cheerio

... KOA ( they are a good RV park group we have come to look for.) and arrived to "Get our spot and have lunch" Into the nearest shopping centre to stock the groceries and fill with gas( petrol) and home to do the washing and attempt to sort the next few steps on our journey. We are still having fun and this is new territory for us all, so we have no idea where the roads will takes us, nor what we have to enjoy over the next few days. Talk about "Being just free" certainly a dream come true.

... own money to give to me. Collin gave me a heart-shaped candle that said, "I Love You Mom" and Keegan chose a lavender scented one in a neat tin. I love candles and their thoughtfulness made my day! After an early dinner at Checker's (not the fast food one), we drove home by way of Silverado Trail, where you see one winery's fields and tasting rooms after another. We got back to KOA around 7:00 in time to see our new ...

... with that! Oh yeh we were told there are 8000+ (Russells delight!) starbucks Coffee places in the USA..... thats more than MacDonalds i reckon! Also saw China Town briefly, which was near the hostel. That night I played (got forced) in the hostel Pool comp. I got into the second round. Fairly good effort, but then again not, as we have a pool table at home and I should be an expert! Thursday we (Russ Taylor and I) went to Alcatraz Prison, and ...

... still holding their drip and wheeling it along with them!! Very strange... Eventually found out the hostel number and got here safely. The areas not bad- quite a lot of 'showgirl' venues etc but the hostel itself is good. I've already met some people and went down the road for a slice of pizza (mmm) with a girl who was on the same flight as me. Cant believe how tired I am- how am I gonna get everything done-I'm only here for the next 2 days!! Crazy :)