We had planned to hike around Mt Shasta along the Pacific Coast Trail, but our plans have changed. Our friend Chris, formerly from San Francisco, but now a fellow nomad (or TECH-nomad) is visiting with friends a few hours north of here. Tomorrow we'll head north to met up with him.

We had planned to hike around Mt Shasta along the Pacific Coast Trail, but our plans have changed. Our friend Chris, formerly from San Francisco, but now a fellow nomad (or TECH-nomad) is visiting with friends a few hours north of here. Tomorrow we'll head north to met up with him.

It's lunchtime and Ricardo recommended Taylor's Refresher. This place is a walk up/ outdoor dining type of place with good gourmet food. We both had tacos, I had fish tacos and Andrew had the shrimp tacos. Both were wonderful, but a little pricey for outdoor dining. 

It's lunchtime and Ricardo recommended Taylor's Refresher. This place is a walk up/ outdoor dining type of place with good gourmet food. We both had tacos, I had fish tacos and Andrew had the shrimp tacos. Both were wonderful, but a little pricey for outdoor dining. 

Our next stop was Chateau Montelena. This is a beautiful estate with an interesting history. It was initially established as a winery, but during Prohibition, it move into orchards and farming. In the 1950's it was owned by an Oriental couple who didn't care about farming, but created a beautiful lake and gardens. In the 1980's, it was under ...

Our next stop was Chateau Montelena. This is a beautiful estate with an interesting history. It was initially established as a winery, but during Prohibition, it move into orchards and farming. In the 1950's it was owned by an Oriental couple who didn't care about farming, but created a beautiful lake and gardens. In the 1980's, it was under ...

Our next stop was Chateau Montelena. This is a beautiful estate with an interesting history. It was initially established as a winery, but during Prohibition, it move into orchards and farming. In the 1950's it was owned by an Oriental couple who didn't care about farming, but created a beautiful lake and gardens. In the 1980's, it was under ...

Our next stop was Chateau Montelena. This is a beautiful estate with an interesting history. It was initially established as a winery, but during Prohibition, it move into orchards and farming. In the 1950's it was owned by an Oriental couple who didn't care about farming, but created a beautiful lake and gardens. In the 1980's, it was under ...

Our next stop was Chateau Montelena. This is a beautiful estate with an interesting history. It was initially established as a winery, but during Prohibition, it move into orchards and farming. In the 1950's it was owned by an Oriental couple who didn't care about farming, but created a beautiful lake and gardens. In the 1980's, it was under ...

We started off the day with another wine tasting at 10am. Please note: TASTING wine, not DRINKING wine. (Our Napa experience has shown us we're clearly not alcoholics.) We started off with a free tasting at the Frank Family Vineyard, another suggestion from Ricardo. This winery also had sparkling wines. The tasting experience was somewhere in ...