> Ultra-decadent lunch at The French Laundry (Yountville - about 10 miles south of St Helena). The menu was delicious, and the meals were perfectly spaced for us to savour every flavour as we whiled away the afternoon of indulgence!
> Mudbath in Calistoga (10 miles north of St Helena). It was a very weird sensation floating in thick mud.... glad we did it, but was kind of happy to get out of it!
> Air Show in Santa Rosa (Sonoma Valley) - full of all the air acrobatics and military splendour we were hoping for! (There was even a classic car show exhibit there too which we reveled in... and Stacey found a gorgeous little '54 MG Convertible that is now on the retirement wish list)!
> More free music at the St Helena City Hall (with a couple bottles of wine and cheese/salami/bread for dinner).
> Farmer's Markets to pick-up fresh produce for dinners and lunches (and maybe a choccie croissant and a cinnamon roll for breakkie)!
> Burgers, Onion Rings and Shakes at Taylor's Refresher (the iconic Napa Valley diner)... it was OK, but probably not worth the expense (Tim makes much better burgers as far as Stacey's concerned)!
> A couple of hikes. One in Bothe-Napa Valley State Park (to Coyote Peak) which was pretty disappointing all around, except for the fact that it was a bit of exercise. Our second hike was the Table Top Rock Trail in Robert Louis Stevenson State Park, which provided much better views and was therefore much more enjoyable (although we lost the trail at some point due to the shoddy maps provided by the State Parks systems here.... but we found our way back to the car, obviously).
> Consigment shopping (we only went in for a look.... but then there was a barely worn pair of Christian Lacroix strappy fabulousness that just had to be purchased, and at 50% off no less, thank you very much)!
> Ice cream from a local parlour on Oak Ave to soothe us on a 42C/107F day!
> Dinner and drinks at our neighbour's house (Roman, and he lives with his Mum, Alex, and his teenage daughter who just started back at the local high school). It was a really fun night, and great to meet some locals (about 10 of Roman's friends/family came over) and hear their perspective on what's good to do around here, and what they do in their spare time. A really fab night! And we took along some home made sausage rolls too, so they could get a taste of Australia (they were a big hit)!
> A couple of casual bike rides to get to know St Helena a bit better.
> Wine tasting in Sonoma Valley: Kenwood and St Francis.
We hit the road again on Tuesday morning (off for San Francisco Part 2), and we can't believe the month is over! It has been such a special time, and absolutely fantastic to settle down in one place for a little while. Next on our itinerary (after SF) includes US1 (and various stops along the way), Las Vegas, San Diego, LA... then Peru!
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