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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Pics from San Francsico and the wine country!

Gibson and I in the limo on day 1!

Marney and I at dinner at Gary Danko's in San Francisco.
Someone had a little too much fun before the 49ers game...this was around halftime out in the parking lot.
Our boatride with captain Darrell in the window
Outside the Castle...can't remember the name of it, but it was gorgeous from the outside.
Ready to cruise on our bathroomless yacht!
At the piano bar after dinner...the guys wanted to go to bed...Marney and I have other plans...and I am not sure why there is a shadow on my mouth
We are now Segway masters! So much fun

Gibson with Alcatraz in the palm of his hands
Marney and I outside the 49ers stadium...note we are OUTSIDE it, not inside it while the game was going on....long story!

The first winery of the day!

Headed to the "bucket"
Gibson and I after dinner at Gary Dankos.
That is what I thought about the sealions!
The fireplace in our room where Gibson and I hung out every night!
Gibson and Marney headed to another winery
I really dont' think we were dancing....not really sure at this point
Gibson and I at Sterling winery....the views were gorgeous...just wish the sun had come out while we were there...it did RIGHT after we left
Paul and Marney in the limo
Gibson and Paul braving the rain
All of us at Ty Canton in Sonoma
Paul, Marney, Me and Gibson at our first winery! "Bob" was the photographer. He was our limo driver although we couldn't understand what his name was, so we just called him Bob, he was great!
We stayed at the Sonoma Mission Inn in Sonoma, loved it. ESPECIALLY loved the fireplace in our room...Gibson and I just sat on our couch in front of the fireplace, drank wine, and chilled. It was WONDERFUL. We ate at Maya (a Mexican restaurant) which was pretty good and Saddles (steakhouse) that was FANTASTIC! We liked both Napa and Sonoma both, but thought Sonoma was a little more low key than Napa! San Fran was great as well. We did a Segway tour...which was fun, but we didn't see to much, TRIED to go to a 49ers game (that's another story), took 2 boat rides, had dinner at Gary Dankos's (ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS) and hit up a piano bar. It was a GREAT trip and one that was very much needed. There are lots more stories that we will leave in California, but I do have to share one with you.
We were down at the waterfront and decided to take a boat ride. Marney and I are handling this while the guys are downing a few beers and wings at Hooters (lovely, I know) Anyway, we see this one fairly nice boat that you can go on for $15 per person, and hour and a half ride out to the Golden Gate bridge and back, a great bathroom, and you can bring your own food and drinks...PERFECT! So we go get the guys and head back. When we get back we notice another slightly smaller boat that is the same price but takes a max of 6 people. We ask if we can pay for the two extra people so he will just take us. He agrees and off we go. There were these two little seats on the front of the boat, perfect for two people to sit on, we had blankets, our AWESOME captain Darrell, and loaded down with 24oz Coors Lite (that's all we could find) So we head out of the harbor and I happen to turn around and ask...oh, you do have a bathroom right!!! To which Captain Darrell replies, oh yeah, I have a bucket.......ummm, not quite what I asked. Of course we were drinking beer, and we all know that does to the bladder...SO, you know the rest of the story. It was HILARIOUS! We wound up having so much fun that Darrell took us out for a 2nd cruise the next day. It was a blast, so if you are ever in San Fran, hit up Darrell for a ride...I can tell you how to find him if you are interested!

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