Sharon & Elliott's California Vacation, October 2000

12 Thursday

  1. Flew to SFO
  2. Drove to Walnut creek
  3. Dinner at La Fogata restaurant
  4. Did some grocery shopping
  5. Stayed Mt. Diablo Inn

13 Friday

  1. Ate breakfast with Larisa
  2. Drove out to Tahoe
  3. Did more grocery shopping
  4. Hung out at the cabin and ate snacks
  5. Ate Jamshid's massive taco dinner
  6. Stayed at the cabin

14 Saturday

  1. Ate Kent's massive omelet breakfast
  2. Walked down to the lake and on beach
  3. Had lunch back at cabin
  4. Hung around cabin playing games
  5. Ate Jon&Cati's yummy Chicken Cacciatore
  6. Played more games
  7. Stayed at the cabin

15 Sunday

  1. Elliott made a massive pancake breakfast
  2. Cleaned up and packed up
  3. Drove to Saratoga to visit Toby
  4. Had dinner with Toby and Simcha at Thai restaurant
  5. Drove over to Aunt Suzie's house
  6. Stayed with Aunt Suzie

16 Monday

  1. Had breakfast with Aunt Suzie, who packed us lunch
  2. Drove out to the coast then down it
  3. Stopped at Bean Hollow State Beach for lunch
  4. Stopped at Pigeon Point Lighthouse
  5. Saw the Monarch Butterflies in Santa Cruz
  6. Did some hat shopping in downtown Santa Cruz
  7. Drove back to Aunt Suzie's
  8. Chatted with Dale while he worked on dinner
  9. Dinner with Suzie, Dale, and Arianna
  10. Stayed at Aunt Suzie's

17 Tuesday

  1. Drove up to San Francisco proper
  2. Bay cruise out to Golden Gate bridge and around Alcatraz
  3. Lunch at restaurant on the bay
  4. Drove over to Arnold's apartment and hung out for a while
  5. Dinner at Cliff House restaurant
  6. Stayed at Arnold Woods'

18 Wednesday

  1. Breakfast at Cafe right near Arnold's place
  2. Stopped Golden Gate Bridge
  3. Hiked around Muir Woods
  4. Drove up to Petaluma
  5. Saw the new Gold estate
  6. Watched "One True Thing" with Hedda & Stan
  7. Stayed with Aunt Hedda and Uncle Stan

19 Thursday

  1. Breakfast with Aunt Hedda & Uncle Stan
  2. Hung out with them in the garden for a while
  3. Drove over to Napa
  4. Wandered around Sterling and did tasting
  5. Had lunch at V. Sattui winery deli
  6. Drove down to Vallejo
  7. Dinner at Virginia & Don's in Vallejo
  8. Stayed with Aunt Hedda and Uncle Stan

20 Friday

  1. Got up early and had breakfast with Aunt Hedda & Uncle Stan
  2. Drove to Sonoma and hung out in the square for a bit
  3. Visited "The Cheese Factory" to sample cheese and watch
  4. Drove back to Napa
  5. Started off at Silver Oak
  6. Went over to Mondavi for a tasting
  7. Back to Sattui for tasting and lunch
  8. Bought a luscious Madiera
  9. Over to Groth Vineyards for tasting
  10. Bought Groth Cabernet
  11. Drove down to Berkeley
  12. Browsed in Amoeba Records and Cody's Books
  13. Had a snack and tea at Cafe Meditteraneo
  14. Drove over to Eric and Beth Zuckerman's house
  15. Got take-out burritos
  16. Went to BADGERs gaming night
  17. Stayed with Eric and Beth

21 Saturday

  1. Breakfast with Eric and Beth at ??? (Home Fry Heaven)
  2. Drove back to SFO and got on the plane for home