Today we visited the town of Sonoma. We wondered around town looking at all the cool houses and had lunch at a place called Boulangerie Cafe. At the cafe we had delicious food and met a sweet guy named Shane with whom we discussed prop 8 which is a crock of $%^&! He pointed us in the direction of this really crazy graveyard call Mountain Cemetery, with windy roads and beautiful mausoleums. From there we went to Sugar Loaf Ridge and hiked Hillside Trail. And we didn't get lost this time! Woohoo! On the way we saw deer, humming birds, lizards, lots of huge ants, and tons of lichen which is always a good find. We hiked up to huge rock formations and took lots of pictures. And then I took Jordan's night session of Alchemical ... read more

Today was amazing! We went to two vineyards for some wine tastings and tours. First was Castello di Amorosa which is a beautiful castle. We had a blast exploring it and met some fun people. Then we went to Del Dotto which was pretty cool. We ate massive amounts of cheese, it was rediculous! The drive through the mountains was spectacular! At some point we came upon a petrified forest! Cool shit! And to top the night off we went to our hot tub with a bottle of Cabernet Blanco that we got from Del Dotto and met some very nice locals that were all about our age. We have apparently acquired another skydiver!!! Yay! And a yoga buddy. This trip has been so fun and it's only getting better!... read more