and hello to Napa Valley.
Given that Sonoma and Napa are two valleys, there is a mountain range (of sorts) between them. There are two ways to get from one valley to another: 1) you can go around to the south with everyone else, 2) you can go through the mountains. Since we had the convertible, and it was a sunny day, we took option #2. This would prove to be the start of a very good day.
That's a sample of the 11 miles of uninterrupted twists and turns that took us from one valley to another. It was so awesome, we drove it in the other direction, too.
Once in Napa, we visited an old favorite winery, Milat, where we learned about the exitence of this little white barn:
This spot was great - they had picnic tables set up among their grove of fig and lemon trees. We took a moment and enjoyed some of California's finest organics:
It was just after lunch and we knew we could make it back to the city in less than an hour. Instead, we pulled out the map and made the decision to take a drive straight west out to the coast to Tomales Bay.
There is a road that runs along the coast from Tomales bay, through the Point Reyes National Seashore (basically Route 1). We drove the length of it (about 40 miles) stopping to take in the views along the way:
This was a driver's paradise. Californians are totally spoiled. There were a few cyclists along the way, doing this kind of advanced training:
just awesome.
Eventually, the bridge came back into view as we closed in on the city again.
The view to the west at sunset wasn't totally clear because of the fog, but it was still breathtaking.
The closing moment of a day that will go down as "Scott's early birthday present." Simply an amazing drive. We'll never forget it.
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