Napa River Inn

... 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...<br><br>New Adventure.. starts now.

... the mountains about 10 minutes outside of Napa. We felt like we'd entered a different state. The greenery was amazing. The winery itself was very upscale. They had an art gallery, too, which was much fancier than the di Rosa and which had much more sophisticated art. The tour itself was led by a woman who spoke a bit like she had done this tour so many times she could say it in her sleep. It was a little impersonal, but still ...

... few years! We were provided with a clean, large Mercury with the Hertz "Never-Fail" GPS system and found our way through thick pea soup fog to the River Terrace Inn at Napa. After lunch at the hotel, we drove the short distance to Tom's cousin Tom Daly and his wife Enid's home. Tom and Enid had left their Christmas decorations up to welcome us, including the snowman who greeted us at the ...

... Ha sido un gran viaje en todos los sentidos, desde el aspecto de turismo todo lo que hemos podido conocer; la aventura de ir en un camionsote como este por todos lados; y el aspecto familiar, poder estar con Eli y mis niños 24 horas. Hoy fue una especie de día libre, ya estábamos cansados, así que además de levantarnos tarde y salir tarde del RV Park, el día fue como un Sighseeting Tour; paseamos por San ...

... then you would always get asked for a quarter or for food. Towards the end of this trip both Doug and I felt every guilty - we could buy food and drinks as and when we needed it. We felt guilty when we sat down to eat lunch - and we saw a homeless person taking food and drink our of a bin. Although I have some fantastic memories of our time spent in SF, I will never be able to forget the Homelessness situation. Wishing you all the very best. Love and hugs Ali xoxoxox

... the whole of San Fran, great view. The following day after more walking we went to Ocean Beach and Saw the remains of an old Bath House and a huge Camera Obscurer which was pretty cool, it gave a great view of the beach. We went up Lombard street the worlds most crooked street, think i toned my legs pretty well after that walk. Oh n we jumped on the cable cars quite a lot as it was so cheap and easy to use!

... holding hands, and more hairdresser shops than hairs on its residents' heads were awaiting me. It was a fascinating culture shock and as soon as you walk in, there is a feeling of security that you don't get anywhere else in the city. Probably because of the sublime lack of tramps shaking cups in your face and yelling death threats at each other. All in all, San Fran is an interesting city, but I could find no reason to get wrapped up in it as so many people have in the past.

... shops we encounter the rudest of people. 1. At a money exchange the girl at the counter refuses to return our money when we won't accept her exchange rate - we would have lost Cdn $40 if we changed our Cdn$140 to US$ and back again. A brief conversation with her manager solves this problem. 2. We enquire about a tripod in an electrical store, only to be told no they didn't have what we wanted, but they did have a ...

... constant 104 degrres F which was just blissful. Then a dunk in the cold pool to wake you up again did the trick. Our cottage had mineral water coming out of the taps and the shower too. We then walked the 300 yards down to the main street to find some food. We found an Italian so we had a pizza and some pasta and planned what we could fit in the next day. Tuesday 26th August We had a packed full day today, it is so nice to have a car. It is already looking like I live in it ...