Early yesterday evening we arrived in Napa just north of San Francisco after a long drive from Winnemucca that took us past Sparks, Carson City and Reno, then into California and through Sacramento to Napa. The countryside changed abruptly as we passed the Nevada/California state border and climbed the Sierra Nevada Range. Desert was replaced with green fields, and small dry bushes with spruce and pine trees.
We spent today visiting wineries in the Napa and Sonoma Valleys and sampling their fare. This area is very beautiful and currently bathed in late autumn colours. One downside is the very heavy traffic that weaves through the valley. All the autumn colour must have made me a bit tipsy, so after our picnic lunch of San Franciscan salami, cheese, sourdough bread and grilled capsicum that we had purchased at one of the wineries, we put the seats back and had a long deep sleep in the car, not waking to 4pm. Not much driving was done that afternoon.
We spent today visiting wineries in the Napa and Sonoma Valleys and sampling their fare. This area is very beautiful and currently bathed in late autumn colours. One downside is the very heavy traffic that weaves through the valley. All the autumn colour must have made me a bit tipsy, so after our picnic lunch of San Franciscan salami, cheese, sourdough bread and grilled capsicum that we had purchased at one of the wineries, we put the seats back and had a long deep sleep in the car, not waking to 4pm. Not much driving was done that afternoon.
