Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Incredible! Napa Valley, Yosemite National park, and San Francisco



Amazing trip with a girlfriend! Just thinking back, I can't believe how much we saw! Napa was beautiful. The fall leaves, roses,and weather were incredible. I went solo on a wine tour with complete strangers and naturally we all ended up having the greatest time ~ platypus tours 👍! The resort where we stayed was amazing with its own vineyard and we dined in a lavish dining hall inside the side of the mountain. So Hogwarts like! 

After Napa, we headed to Yosimite National Park. We stayed at the Evergreen Lodge ~ so enchanting but plenty of creature comforts. Breakfast should not be missed! The next morning we enjoyed an all day visit of the park. The views and sites were breathtaking. We enjoyed dining at the Ahwanee hotel ~ another spectacular dining hall. 
The walk to the "day lot" that night for our car was a scary trek! No lights and the thought of bears weighed heavily on us but we made it safely. On the way to the lodge we did see a huge wolf standing fearless in the road ! 
Lastly, we ventured back to San Francisco! We did a whirlwind trek seeing fishermans wharf, Grimaldi's, Views of the Golden Gate Bridge, traditional sour dough bread & chowder, seals at pier 39, and of course a cable car ride. Phew!!
Trip was in Noveber 2015.

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Espana. My return to beautiful Spain.

My photos cannot begin to show the beauty of Spain. Of course, that didn't stop me from clicking away! My return to Spain was nearly the entire month of August 2015. Louie and I returned to cities we were familiar with, visited friends & his family and explored new places. Especially beaches! Seeing Spain was so relaxing this time and still full of wonder and delight for me! I'm pretty sure I will never tire of Jamon and Spanish olives! 
Many posts ago I talked about shedding tears for my rocks left behind at the airport from Garrucha beach. We returned to Garrucha . I have my beach pebbles. I'll be back again Spain ❤️.