Visitors

Several of our friends from Phoenix planned a trip to the wine country for the "barrel tasting" festival in Guerneville which is 45 minutes south of us. Roby and I had Thursday off so we headed down for a visit. Thankfully the rain had stopped and they had a great weekend. Their rental house was perched out on a ledge overlooking the Russian River. Kind of nice to hang out in luxury for a few hours. Actually a treat to have indoor plumbing! We spent the day wandering around the coast in Sonoma County. Our friend Jim who had lived in San Francisco in the 70's knew some excellent little dive restaurants in the tiny coastal towns. We have dubbed him our "Guy Fieri". He needs to start his own Diners, Drive-ins and Dives Show. Nick's Cove in Marshall CA was a post and pier building on the bay serving great bloody mary's and their famous "BBQ" oysters. Too Die For!! A little further down the street and we hit the Marshall Country Store and ate some more Hogs Bay oysters and clam chowder. On our way back to town we stopped off at a winery and sampled 99 point wines. Roby and I decided to stay for dinner and a moonlight adventure through an old cemetery across from their house. A perfect way to spend our day off!