Anne's Visit: Sunday

Our plan for Sunday was to meander our way along the Silverado Trail and Route 29 in the Napa Valley eventually arriving in Santa Rosa for dinner at Guy Fieri's Johnny Garlic's restaurant and then overnight in Rohnert Park. We hoped to get to Calistoga in time to see the geyser before it closed but we weren't in any real hurry.

Luckily I still had a wine country guide in my car so we could identify which wineries we were passing and which ones might be interesting to see. Anne also had a couple recommendations from her friends. None of us are real wine enthusiasts but we enjoyed the sights. It was raining a bit so we ended up eating lunch in the car at one of the wineries. I'm glad we decided to bring food along since cheap places to eat are few and far between.

We made it to the geyser with plenty of time since they've already switched to summer hours. With the water table being so high from recent rains, the geyser was erupting every few minutes but for a short duration. I think I saw it go off five times. We also enjoyed the baby goats and sheep there. The lambs were only about a week old.

Because it was raining we didn't want to take the walk through the Petrified Forest but we browsed the selections in the gift shop. I was tempted by some fossils but I really don't need more things sitting around collecting dust.

Our dinner at Johnny Garlic's was pretty yummy. I had the Cuban Pork Chop with a side of mac & cheese (of course). The pork was good but the mac was below average. I had to add salt, pepper and parm to make it worth eating. We made our way south to our hotel, watched The Amazing Race and turned in.