Sunday, July 1, 2018--We left Sacramento yesterday mid-morning, heading to our next stop with David at his home in Healdsburg. It's about 110 miles. We awoke Saturday morning morning to aroma of quiche aux asperges et fruits de mer. Baguette from the local specialty bakery to compare of the length of sourdough imported from San Francisco that morning, and the presiding presence of Andres and Richard's Siamese, Lilly. We quaffed down the coffee, munched on the bread, savored the quiche and then said our au revoirs or adioses, depending on which language we spoke at the moment. (Richard speaks French, Andres is Chilean.)Off to Healdsburg, It took about three hours! We drive the East Coast freeways regularly from Washington to Boston, or to Pittsburgh, or upstate New York, but traffic on the Saturday before July 4 along I-80 between Sacramento and Vallejo was moving at maybe 25 mph (40 kmh). Places, such as a two-lane causeway through San Pablo Bay had delays of almost 30 minutes. No wonder folks say California is crowded.
But the end result is arriving at David (and husband Andy--who was in Rome on business) at the lovely hillside home outside Healdsburg where we spent the afternoon and evening catching up, making tuna salad with fresh tomatoes and enjoying Davis Winery white wines. All in all a busy, but good day. It was also between 100-102F (39C) in Healdsburg yesterday. But as they say here, it's a dry heat. The century plant (also known as an agave) loves its site off the patio!
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