Schramsberg Vineyards was founded in 1862 and they make sparkling wines in the traditional French method (méthode champenoise), where the wine undergoes a secondary fermentation in the bottle. (All champagne and most sparkling wine is made using this method — also referred to as méthode traditionnelle.) Anyway, one of the tour/tastings…
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Today in Calistoga it rained most of the day, so we just hunkered down and worked. Late in the afternoon there appeared to be a break so we unfolded the bikes and took off for a little exploring. First stop was Envy Wines. Hey look! They have an Airstream too!…
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This morning we got up, did some work, and then rode our bikes out to Bodega Head in the fog. This shot was from our campsite: View of Porto Bodega Marina from across the back side of the bay. One of those dots is our Airstream: We rode out to…
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This morning we had our friends Bob & Sissy over for breakfast at the Airstream. I made a frittata with some local farm eggs, chorizo, bacon, kale, mushrooms, tomatoes, and a little bit of pepper jack, and Sissy and Bob brought mimosas. It was a lovely morning. Next, we packed…
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Alright, so we got our new Bike Friday Silks in Eugene last week and we LOVE them. (Mine is the white one, Kevin's is the black one.) I love it more than any other bike I've ever had, and I seem to have done the same thing with this bike…
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We really really love Bodega Bay. You know when you go somewhere and the place just resonates perfectly with you? For whatever reason…this place did that. The combination of all the hiking trails along the coastal bluffs, the funky Hitchcock history (The Birds!!!), the friends we met the first time…
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We finally got our FABULOUS bikes from Bike Friday (they needed a few tweaks and things before we headed to California with 'em) late yesterday afternoon which gave us barely two days to get to Bodega Bay to make our plans (and about 9 hours of driving). The drive wasn't…
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This is an upgrade we should have done ages ago! The acrylic slider doors on our overhead cabinets had gotten quite a few scratches on them during our travels. Seems that no matter how tight you keep your ship, there's always something that'll shimmy its way over to that acrylic,…
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7:14pm 7:18pm 7:25pm 7:38pm 7:40pm Pretty great, isn't it? We cooked up some little burgers last night for dinner (grass-fed beef mixed with garlic, pepper, and a little chorizo, smoked for an hour and a half on the Traeger before finishing, topped with gorgonzola and bacon, served with a side…
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Remember last May when we told you we were being interviewed and photographed for an article on Airstreaming for Coastal Living Magazine (along with Kristiana Spaulding and Deke & Tiffani Waters)? Well here it is! Coastal Living April 2014 is available on newsstands now. I haven't found a copy yet (here,…
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