Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Mom's turn: Back in the Saddle...with wine!

Day 5 We stayed in Fresno last night and then headed on to Napa today. What a beautiful town!! We booked the same hotel that we stayed in 4 years ago and didn’t even remember, the Chablis Inn. They gave us a goodie bag on arrival…full of fur-baby treats. How thoughtful!! It made the fur-babies feel right at home.
Day 6 Today was the most exciting for me! We went on a 16 mile bike tour through the vineyards of Napa Valley. We started with espresso and a currant scone from Bouchon Bakery then on to Napa Valley Bike Rental to pick out our bikes. We went with the Specialized hybrids that were recommended by the staff, who was awesome by the way, for easy touring of the wineries. We had a fabulous time; the views were spectacular with vineyards and wild flowers everywhere, and the wine was just as good! My favorite winery was Goosecross Cellars with Jose. He was very knowledgeable and quite entertaining. The girls opted to sleep late and play in the hotel pool.

We went back to the hotel and picked up the girls to finish the day up shopping in St. Helena and then traveling up the mountain so we could look down over the valley. What a view!

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