Sharon & Elliott's California Vacation, October 2000
12 Thursday
- Flew to SFO
- Drove to Walnut creek
- Dinner at La Fogata restaurant
- Did some grocery shopping
- Stayed Mt. Diablo Inn
13 Friday
- Ate breakfast with Larisa
- Drove out to Tahoe
- Did more grocery shopping
- Hung out at the cabin and ate snacks
- Ate Jamshid's massive taco dinner
- Stayed at the cabin
14 Saturday
- Ate Kent's massive omelet breakfast
- Walked down to the lake and on beach
- Had lunch back at cabin
- Hung around cabin playing games
- Ate Jon&Cati's yummy Chicken Cacciatore
- Played more games
- Stayed at the cabin
15 Sunday
- Elliott made a massive pancake breakfast
- Cleaned up and packed up
- Drove to Saratoga to visit Toby
- Had dinner with Toby and Simcha at Thai restaurant
- Drove over to Aunt Suzie's house
- Stayed with Aunt Suzie
16 Monday
- Had breakfast with Aunt Suzie, who packed us lunch
- Drove out to the coast then down it
- Stopped at Bean Hollow State Beach for lunch
- Stopped at Pigeon Point Lighthouse
- Saw the Monarch Butterflies in Santa Cruz
- Did some hat shopping in downtown Santa Cruz
- Drove back to Aunt Suzie's
- Chatted with Dale while he worked on dinner
- Dinner with Suzie, Dale, and Arianna
- Stayed at Aunt Suzie's
17 Tuesday
- Drove up to San Francisco proper
- Bay cruise out to Golden Gate bridge and around Alcatraz
- Lunch at restaurant on the bay
- Drove over to Arnold's apartment and hung out for a while
- Dinner at Cliff House restaurant
- Stayed at Arnold Woods'
18 Wednesday
- Breakfast at Cafe right near Arnold's place
- Stopped Golden Gate Bridge
- Hiked around Muir Woods
- Drove up to Petaluma
- Saw the new Gold estate
- Watched "One True Thing" with Hedda & Stan
- Stayed with Aunt Hedda and Uncle Stan
19 Thursday
- Breakfast with Aunt Hedda & Uncle Stan
- Hung out with them in the garden for a while
- Drove over to Napa
- Wandered around Sterling and did tasting
- Had lunch at V. Sattui winery deli
- Drove down to Vallejo
- Dinner at Virginia & Don's in Vallejo
- Stayed with Aunt Hedda and Uncle Stan
20 Friday
- Got up early and had breakfast with Aunt Hedda & Uncle Stan
- Drove to Sonoma and hung out in the square for a bit
- Visited "The Cheese Factory" to sample cheese and watch
- Drove back to Napa
- Started off at Silver Oak
- Went over to Mondavi for a tasting
- Back to Sattui for tasting and lunch
- Bought a luscious Madiera
- Over to Groth Vineyards for tasting
- Bought Groth Cabernet
- Drove down to Berkeley
- Browsed in Amoeba Records and Cody's Books
- Had a snack and tea at Cafe Meditteraneo
- Drove over to Eric and Beth Zuckerman's house
- Got take-out burritos
- Went to BADGERs gaming night
- Stayed with Eric and Beth
21 Saturday
- Breakfast with Eric and Beth at ??? (Home Fry Heaven)
- Drove back to SFO and got on the plane for home