Meeting Napa

Bryan and I spent the night in former non-commissioned officer housing in what used to be Fort Baker. The place is now run by the National Park Service. The deal I got included breakfast so we ate the best eggs Benedict we have ever had and then headed down to the water's edge to see the view. We noticed a sign announcing a hike so on a whim (and in vacation-mode) we decided to go on the hike. It took us under the bridge twice, which is in the middle of undergoing an earthquake retrofit. It was fascinating. Then we decided to walk part way along the Golden Gate since we were right there. It was a beautiful, perfect day. We arrived back to our room just in time to make the check-out time of noon.

I used a hotel app to book a night in Napa. Neither of us have ever been to Napa so we were curious. We stopped in Sonoma on the way and took a driving tour. What a nice town with a center park.

Before we checked into our hotel we drove through downtown Napa and stopped at the Oxbow Public Market. We drooled over cupcakes, smelled spices, tasted olive oils and ate some ice cream. We were incredibly sorry that we had already eaten lunch.

Our hotel is part of a very large resort with its own bowling alley, wine cave, etc. Bryan feels like he is staying in a mall...or Vegas. But the room is nice.

Tonight we went out for dinner at Mustards Grill. All I can say is that I will dream of this food. It is a good thing I live so far away from here. The lemon-lime tart with brown sugar meringue is my new favorite dessert!