After our early night in Eureka, B and I decided to get up early and run our scheduled 10 miles along the Pacific coast in McKinleyville (where we were staying) before hitting the road to get to Napa. We weren’t scheduled to run until the following day in Napa – but I decided that it’d be much more pleasant running in the chilly McKinleyville weather (it was 50 degrees – and actually a “heat wave” for them!) before our drive, as opposed to running early in Napa before our 10:30 a.m. wine tasting.
We did it! Running along the beach
10 miles in McKinleyville was great! We opted for a comfortable pace, just under 10 min/miles and I loved the scenery – some parts along the water, some parts on the road, other parts beach trail – etc. I love variety in my runs 🙂
gorgeous views along the drive – wine country
After our run it was time for the drive to Napa. I won’t go into detail by detail, but Napa was amazing. Incredible. I wish I were there right now! It was a beautiful town, beautiful views, beautiful weather – and, oh yeah, the wine. Some highlights of our trip include:
Dinner and froyo in downtown Napa
2nd froyo of the trip already
An easy run around downtown
B “likes” to take pictures of me mid-run.
An exclusive vintage reserve tour and tasting at the most amazing vineyard, Opus One
Opus One!
Coming up the driveway to the beautiful Opus One
On the steps of Opus One. Imagine this as your view every day?!
B and the barrels
Barrels of wine just waiting to be opened!
After our tour, we were greeted with this table for our tasting. Beautiful!
B and I after our tasting.
More tastings at Robert Mondavi, Chandon and Silver Oak.
Robert Mondavi
Silver Oak
I loved Napa. I was sad to leave, but excited when I realized our vacation was only halfway over – and we still had a few days in San Francisco, a day of visiting my bff who lives in the Bay Area (Mountain View/Palo Alto area), and then a few days in LA!
Another couple’s picture!
Some questions for you (because it’s been a while and I want to hear from you!):
What’s your favorite type of wine? I’m usually a fan of Malbecs. I really don’t like white wine. Red wine all the way. But I LOVE me some bubbly!
Have you ever been to Napa? What’s your favorite winery? Opus One is my new favorite. It is incredible, the tasting was amazing and the tour was breathtaking. One day I hope to make enough money to just buy myself some bottles of their stuff and not blink an eye at the price tag!
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