Golden Haven Hot Springs Spa Calistoga

The two of us are departing tonight on our journey, and we are taking you with us! Everyone needs a good adventure. As Mark Twain said, “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your s...

So here I am sitting in my comfy house, which I have all to myself at the moment, writing my first ever BLOOOOOOOOG. I've set this up so that my fam bam can stay updated on my whereabouts and adventures en la america del sur ay!!ay!! I embark on my first indepemdent adventure outside the continental united states on March 2 and couldn't be more ...

April and I go for the simplest thing on the breakfast menu. Oatmeal. The chef, of course, does his with caramelized plantains and dried cherries. It was wonderful.

Even with this hearty breakfast we weren't up for more than a walk to the bath house and our second massage of the week. We luxuriated in the hot water, steam and the view ...

This morning the chef thrilled me again with a crab cake, poached egg, avocado breakfast. Would have never imagined this combination. Seriously yummy.

Then we are off to hike in Bothe-Napa State Park about a 2 miles from the Ranch. It is a beautiful redwood forest. We were in the forest around 2pm and the light was already long in the ...

Efter att vi checkat ut från Pink Mansion i Calistoga tog vi vägen ner genom Napa Valley igen. Vi kom iväg vid 10-tiden och skulle vara i San Francisco för att lämna bilen redan vid tvåtiden så vi hade inte överdrivet mycket tid på oss! Vi svängde in på en av dom lite mer kända producenterna, Robert Mondavi, strax innan 11 och blev välkomnade. <...

Marina and Petaluma, July After Morro Bay, we moved to Marina, up the coast. We couldn't take Highway 1 as Tom had planned because of the Big Sur fire but Marina is right on the coast the rv park was really nice. We could walk out the fence and then right down to the coast. It was a bit of a hike and the path was partly hard pack and partly sand...

Good night's sleep and a perfect day outside. We packed and were on the road by 10am heading for downtown Santa Rosa. We've kinda washed up here unexpectedly, we were planning to cut east higher up but carried on route 1 hugging the coast hoping to find some more sweet towns. We only came here to find an inexpensive motel. So we're been more tha...

Well, after a nice restful sleep at Dave and Debbie's in Lake Tahoe, being able to sleep in for the first time in a week and a great breakfast from Debbie, we set off from Lake Tahoe to San Francisco. The route we chose took us around the actual Lake Tahoe, which was definitely one of the most spectacular sights we've seen thus far. We all agree...

Despite me trying to stay up as late as possible last night, I was still wide awake by 5:45 this morning, so I figured I might as well have an early start. I had my free breakfast (bagels and jam) while working out where to go today. I walked through the business district just when all the 'big suits' were going to work, so it was quite busy. Th...

Flew into San Francisco and 'Barted' over to Oakland to visit my best friend John and his wife Lisa. Enjoyed some pre-trip chats with John and a wonderful (as usual) stint on their inflatable 'air bed.' Great to see John again, and it will be another year or so before I will see him again. Now, once again, I'm off!