After a really busy week, Nikki and I escaped to Napa for a weekend of biking, relaxing, and great food and wine. We stayed at a cool ecofriendly hotel that monitored its electricity/water usage and carbon output and had a big lagoon (
http://www.gaianapavalleyhotel.com/). On Saturday, we went for a nice bike ride, with breaks for wine tasting and lunch in Yountville and followed by a super hippie couple's massage in Napa. Afterwards, we soaked up some live music in downtown Napa while sipping a bit of the bubbly and went to not one but TWO dinners (both places sounded really good...). On Sunday, Nikki hit the Napa outlet stores to pick out some professional clothes for her new foreign service position. As much as I love shopping, I went for a great 2 hr bike ride in the hills above napa. After another fantastic lunch and some more wine-tasting, we headed home - with a slight detour to visit the Jelly Belly Factory along route 80. Do you know that they have a new Harry Potter themed bacon flavor? (as well as dirt, boogers, and a few others that I am sorry to say that I tried). We caught the last factory tour (reminiscent of Willy Wonka) and piled in the car to head home and do some laundry (life can't be all fun and games...). Enjoy the pics below:
The lagoon at our awesome eco-hotel.
Nikki spots a couple of swans hanging out.
Off to a wine-tasting break (we haven't started biking yet or course...)
Taking a break to check out the scenery.
A perfect outdoor lunch.
Boxberry fits our bikes pretty well.
Mmmmmmm, everybody loves Jelly Bellies.
