Calistoga, United States

... and check it out. If it was nice we would find somewhere to stay when we arrived. Within an hourand a half we were there. Calistoga was a lovely town, just a main street lined with shops and a few motels. It is a hot springs town so there are lots of spa ...

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... we decided not to stay and instead headed up to the Napa Wine Valley east of San Francisco. We found a lovely little town called Calistoga which was just one main street of shops, a couple of bars and a disused but restored train station. We had a couple ...

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After having lunch in Carmel, we cruised on up to the Napa Valley wine district. If you are interested in wine and Californian wine in particular, rent the Paul Giamatti movie 'Sideways', which takes place in California just to the South of Napa.   ...

... decide to stop, choosing the deLorimier Winery where we taste some luscious zinfandel, their '04 Meritage, and the '03 which we buy a case of to share with the kids this coming week. We camp just past Calistoga and look forward to seeing Javi tomorrow.