Category: Rambling
Another good TODCON so I'm told
Well Angela has a ton of pics up from TODCON Vegas. I'm sorry I didn't get to make it this year, looks like a good time was had by all. I'm particulary sad that I didn't get to meet/chat with Eric Meyer. I heard his sessions were awesome, and that his dinner decorum was exceptional (I'm a bit skeptical on that last one). Angela tells me he's a lot like me, but skinnier, so he must be fun :).
I plan on attending MAX this November Eric... so don't plan on skipping that one, you've been given fair warning :) ....
Recaps
Thursday: More wineries, and a really long drive up to Bear Valley. We got above 6000 feet and down to 79 degrees... niiiiiiiice. Was great just to drive with nowhere to go in the convertible... can you tell I love our rented convertible?
Friday: Yesterday was a really lazy day. We went to Mercer Caverns, and took some (hopefully) good pictures. After that we had lunch and just hung around the condo... chillin' and stuff. Made a CD for the drive home (no good radio stations out here in the middle of close to nowhere).
So it's Saturday morning, we're all packed, and I'm just waiting for time to wake Kris up and head back to San Francisco for our flight. Looking forward to being back in my own bed :)
Murphys
Yesterday Kris and I took the short drive to Murphys California. Murphys is even smaller than Angel's Camp, but there are several wineries based out of the area, with tasting rooms and galleries. We went to Ironstone Vineyards and I think we probably hit the best vineyard first. They have gorgeous grounds, a small museum/gift shop set up, and it was just overall picturesque. There were also free tastings :). I wasn't overly impressed with their red wines, but we bought two whites that Kris liked. After that we grabbed two sandwiches (we should have shared one, they were huge) and sat out on one of their decks and ate lunch. All in all very relaxing.
After that we drove back into Angel's Camp, took a short breather from the heat, and went to see Finding Nemo at the teeny little theater here in Angel's Camp. For it's size it was actually very nice. We sat about halfway up the theather, which means we were 7 rows from the front :). But they had DTS sound, comfy seats and only 2 previews before the movie, so I was happy. The movie kept us out of the hottest part of the day.
After the movie we just came back to Worldmark and cooked some steaks on the grill, and I crashed early (somewhere around 8), so here I am at 4:30 in the morning blogging :). Damn my internal clock.
Today we have plans to visit another winery or two in Murphys, and probably drive up to Big Trees State Park for some cooler weather and massive amounts of shade :). It hit 100 degrees today according to the temperature guage on the Sebring...