Kraig and I spent a weekend in San Francisco in February. This was more of a trip to catch up with family instead of sightseeing everywhere. We were visiting with Kraig’s Dad and Aunt and had a great time. It was so nice to spend time with Kraig’s Dad and Aunt because we don’t get […]
Read MoreOur time in SF is kind of a blur to me now. We had a lot of fun walking around and eating. We took a trolley ride. Got some irish coffees at a place that Kraig’s mom kept telling us about The Buena Vista Cafe. I don’t think I would go here to eat, but […]
Read MoreThis was the view from our room at North Coast Country Inn. We only spent one night in Mendocino and were going to be returning our car rental upon our return to SF so we wanted to be able to walk through some redwood trails before getting rid of our car. Phil suggested for us […]
Read MoreTime to say goodbye to wine country and head north to Mendocino. My brother recommended we check out the Russian River Brewing Company while we were in CA and I’m so happy we did. They had a great selection of beers and mouthwatering food like beer bites and pizza. Hmm what should we drink? How about […]
Read MoreKraig talked me into biking through Sonoma so neither of us would have to operate a rental car while under the influence of wine tasting. I’m very happy we did this because it gave us more time to enjoy the views and let us burn some of the wine off that we were consuming! We […]
Read MoreTime to pack up our bags and head to Wine Country! For some reason we thought it would be okay to drive over The Golden Gate Bridge to get to Wine Country on a holiday weekend. I don’t know what we were thinking because there was a ton of traffic and we got so hungry […]
Read MoreOur third day in the Monterey area started off with a hike along the coast at Point Lobos State Reserve. Look really hard. Can you see the two deers below? Don’t mind the dorky outfits below. We checked out Carmel River State Beach and had a quick lunch at Hog’s Breath Inn which is a […]
Read MoreOur second day in the Carmel area started off with breakfast at Happy Girl Kitchen. Happy Girl uses fresh ingredients to make things like homemade plum cinnamon jam. We got cappuchinos, a yogurt parfait, and toast with jam. We headed to The Monterey Aquarium next which semi put the Boston aquarium to shame. There was […]
Read MoreWe made it to Carmel and checked into Lobos Lodge which is right in downtown Carmel. Perfect for walking to the local shops and restaurants. We didn’t really take any pictures this night, but we had dinner at AW Shucks. We both got margaritas, oysters, and the fish tacos. The food was fresh and the […]
Read MoreI was sad to leave Big Sur, but we had to check out of Treebones and continue on our journey. We made a pit stop at Nepenthe for lunch. Nepenthe has gorgeous views and delicious food. Kraig got some kind of steak sandwich. I got their tomato soup which was creamy and cheesie! Yum! With […]
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