Nurit and I went on a driving trip to Napa for a few days with Missy our dog and then on to Redding to see the Sundial bridge. I’ve posted the best pictures on Flickr.

The mustard was in bloom.

Travelling with Missy gave us far more benefits than difficulties. People who like dogs are always happy to stop and chat with you if you have a dog along so you get to chat casually with locals. This almost never happens when you travel without a dog. We spent a very nice day walking aroung in Sonoma. I wrote postcards in the park and Nurit shopped.

We had some terrific walks stayed at a great hotel in Yountville (the Vintage Inn) which accomodates dogs and ate at some very nice restaurants (Bouchon and Redd in Yountville being our favorites). We did visit two wineries and bought four bottles of wine.
One day we drove to Point Reyes Station to see the Cowgirl Creamery a small cheese maker. The weather went bad as we drove into the National Park so we saw very little but the drive was great and we were able to cross Pt Reyes off our list of possible place to live.

Near Pt Reyes.

On the last day we drove to Redding to see the famed footbridge. it was designed by the guy who built the famous bridge north of Seville. We arrived in Redding just as the UCLA basketball team was losing in the first round of the Pac 10 tournement and it was raining. Not an auspicious start to our visit. The next day it was cloudy and damp and Redding was not a victorian masterpiece of a town. The old building had for the most part been torn down and it felt more like Pomona or San Bernadino than Pasadena. The Sundial Bridge is in a park connecting the arboretum with the museum. Oh well. In the words of an old friend “If you don’t go, you won’t know.” Redding is off the list.

A Great Bridge.