Greetings from California! Chris and I arrived two nights ago in one piece, mostly, after being stuck in Denver for five hours. What was supposed to be an hour layover turned into a five and a half hour layover thanks to a low lever of clouds hanging over San Francisco proper. The airport was socked in so they delayed all flights coming into the city. We were supposed to get in at 6:15 PM local time and we didn't end up coming until 12:30 AM. At least we were able to stop at the In 'n Out Burger for some food once we got to town. Otherwise we pretty much went straight to bed once we got to Jamie's apartment.
Yesterday morning we woke up and made a nice breakfast of omelets, bacon, and toast and then we headed out to Mt. Diablo State Park. Mt. Diablo is just twenty minutes away from Jamie's apartment, has breathtaking views of the surrounding countryside, and you can see San Francisco Bay from the summit. We drove to the summit visitor center and planned out a hike to the top of a a different peak within the park. The North Peak hike, which is listed as a moderate hike, is actually a fairly difficult 4.6 mile trek down the side of Mt. Diablo, and up (sometimes straight up) the side of the North Peak. The trip took us two and a half hours and offered some spectacular panoramic views. The weather was perfect: sunny, clear, and warm but not hot.
After our hike we came back to Jamie's apartment with a stop at Yogurtland on the way. It's a frozen yogurt bar where you can create your own combination of yogurt and toppings. They have about 12 different flavors of yogurt and dozens of toppings. Needless to say this was very refreshing after being out in the sun for almost three hours. When we got back to Jamie's we hopped in the hot tub to soothe our aching muscles and then made dinner plans. Dinner was at a very nice seafood place in downtown called The Waterfront. The three of us met up with Ida, Jamie's girlfriend, for dinner. I had the Cioppino which is a mixture of different seafood all put together in a tomato based broth. Delicious. I ended up wearing much of my dungeness crab though.
Today we are off for lunch nearby and then to the Sonoma wine country. It's not a bad life.
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