Continuing on with our Napa Valley trip, in this post we will take our second Platypus Tour in Napa. Of the four Platypus tours we would ultimately take this trip (2 in Napa and 2 in Sonoma) this was the…
Exploring Napa on our Own: Charles Krug and V. Sattui
As Steve (DOS) and I were in Napa for 5 days, we had a couple “free days” where we weren’t taking a wine tour with Platypus, which allowed us to go to a couple wineries and lunches on our own.…
Touring Napa Valley with Platypus Tours
Steve (DOS) and I stayed in Napa Valley for five nights, followed by four nights in Sonoma. We went to many different wineries ranging from the boutique to the large and well known ‘name’ wineries. As a point of reference…
Welcome to Napa Valley!
After being on the California Zephyr train for the last two nights, it was wonderful getting a great night’s sleep at the Hyatt House in Emeryville. After checking out, Steve (DOS) and I rented a car from Avis, which had…
All Aboard The California Zephyr!
Friday Feb 3, 2020 Steve (DOS) and I are currently on the California Zephyr, Amtrak’s cross-country train which travels from Chicago to Emeryville, California. We left yesterday from Union Station in Chicago, and are currently going thru the beautiful Colorado…
Journey to St. Augustine – in search of a barrel!
We haven’t been to St. Augustine in years, so this past Saturday was as good a time as any I suppose. Ideally we would have made this a weekend overnight trip as it’s a couple hour’s drive from Orlando, but…
It’b beginning to look a lot like Christmas . . . .
Yes, I know it’s a bit early for Christmas decorating, (i.e. a week before Thanksgiving), although not judging by the shopping malls and stores all decked out. As we are normally only home on weekends, we have to maximize our…
Back to work . . . first flight of 2016
As the expression goes, all good things come to an end, and going back to work after a wonderful Christmas and New Year’s break was one of them. Yes, it’s a New Year in 2016, and back to the daily…
Dinner at Del Frisco’s
After a wonderful three night New Year’s stay at the Hyatt Grand Cypress by Disneyworld, (shown above) we checked out and moved on to the Hyatt Regency Orlando for an overnight Saturday stay. We have stayed here several times as well,…
Labor Day in Wine Country
Today is Labor Day, and unfortunately we have to head home from our weekend trip to Napa. We slept in a bit and had another delicious breakfast at the Hyatt Andaz Hotel, before checking out. As our flight home to…