Two weeks from today we arrive in RI. A new adventure.

This post is the start of the adventure. Below is what we are leaving behind.

An uneventful ride to Solage, with a short stop at Oska in Mill Valley.

Nice welcome and room at Solage and then off to the hot tub. Decent temp. Good IR sauna right next to the hot tub.

By then dinner time. We booked at the restaurant in the hotel. Enjoyed a good meal.

Tuesday.

A good start to the day: hot tub, sauna and a shower in the fine locker room here.

Breakfast: at roastery

Overcast day near hotel

Off to Healdsburg looking for the perfect bakery. Nice ride over the hills.

Another hot tub while QB did massive gym. Impressive. I chilled or really just warmed.

Dinner at Lovina, at the end of the main street in Calistoga.

Wednesday. Early morning at the gym. Empty, but yoga studio full with rubber people bending in ways I could only imagine.

St. Helena for touristing and bakeries. Found a place, Napa Valley Olive Oil and bought several large bottles.

Dinner at Sams Place. Good American fare. Started with a dozen hog island oysters… the then there were none as I had eaten every one. The restaurant, as all so far, have been quiet enough to have a conversation, unlike the places at home.

Dinner, QB’s included something called “airline chicken”. Basically a breast with a wing. Waiter claimed this is normal name for chicken like this. Never heard of it and wonder if others have.

QB got to roast in the sauna.

Night sky, Android style.

Thursday. Morning tour of Caymus winery in Rutherford.

Nice tasting if a bit chilly. Bought some.

Dinner again at solage. One item on the menu said truffles from burgandy. I asked the waiter about them pointing that…well..he said they are from France. Case closed. Left it at that.

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