We're on our way!!!! We're at the airport!! Now all we need are flights...help us get to our starting destination...Wine Country California!!!
We have to leave Jori - we can't leave her alone. She needs a cat sitter!
Cost Each $12.00
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Who wants authentic wind-blown hair? We do. Well, one of us does. Help us get a convertible for a drive down Highway 1.
No one likes to run out of gas. Make sure we don't get stuck in some sort of California equivalent to Deliverance backcountry by filling up our tank.
Cost Each $25.00
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The Lodge at Sonoma Renaissance Resort & Spa - beautiful!!! We will be here for two nights. Give us a wonderful place to lay our married heads.
Wine-tasting tour. After all, we are in Napa Valley. When in Rome...we HAVE to go to the wineries...We're sure we heard from someone that they were pretty good. We also need someone to drive us...perhaps James and his black sedan?
All that drinking and touring has worked our tired muscles. Help us get a much deserved massage at the spa.
Cost Each $50.00
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Robyn loves her Cakebread Chardonnay! She was once quoted as saying she would drink alot of it if someone else were paying (this is a paraphrase), so help her drink some while relaxing on the balcony with her new husband. She's not proud, she will beg.
Stock up on munchies for the long road ahead at Trader Joe's.
Cost Each $50.00
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It's time to see where the 80's classic - The Lost Boys was filmed. A roller coaster ride and some cotton candy at The Santa Cruz Boardwalk will be full of photo opportunities. Hopefully there won't be any vampires.
We've moved on to Carmel...a sweet little place called the Carriage House Inn.
It's time to watch the sunset at Point Lobos. A beautiful time for a picnic and a bottle of wine.
Cost Each $25.00
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Wake up! We have two tickets to the fantastic Monterey Bay Aquarium. Seahorses, sharks and squid oh my...
After we see the marine life at the Monterey Aquarium, it's time to eat! The Mission Ranch is a must. Owned by Clint Eastwood... it'll make our day.
Cost Each $75.00
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It's time to take the 17 mile drive from Monterey through Pebble Beach, beautiful rest stops and photo ops...
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Jori misses us at home...we have to get her a treat!!
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It's time to drive to Cambria...we must stop for breakfast on the way in Big Sur. Nepenthe has beautiful views and great breakfast!!
Hearst Castle - William Randolph Hearst's vision of "something simple." 90,000 square feet later, we would like to tour it...
We're now in Cambria - with it's historic architecture and walking trails along Moonstone Beach. We can't wait to enjoy the Sea Otter Inn.
Cost Each $50.00
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It's been so long since we had food or wine! The Sea Chest Restaurant and Ocean Bar is just the place to try.
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Whew! What a week! We are almost home, but first - a stop in Santa Barbara. We will stay in Buellton - the Santa Ynez Marriott.
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Buellton is known for being the "home of the original split pea soup" and for scenes from the movie Sideways...guess which one we don't care about! We'll eat at the Hitching Post Restaurant where some of the scenes were filmed.
Cost Each $50.00
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We're home. We're tired. We're excited to be married! With no food in the house, we must order out - Palomar Pizza Anyone?