(Today's Blogger: Fr. Michael) We left Fort Ross and I enjoyed the beautiful drive back to Healdsburg along the coast. I can't say the same for Vicky, who was sitting closer to the edge of the road with the drop off straight down to the rocky shore, a few hundred feet below.
We drove straight to Healdsburg where we enjoyed a great dinner with my cousin, Marilyn and two of her boys, Matt and Carey. After dinner, Matt endured a few hours of Disney Channel with our cable-deprived kids while Vicky, Marilyn and I strolled around the beautiful town of Healdsburg.
On Saturday morning, we toured the Simi Winery and got an inside look at how wine is made. We heard the great story of the owner who took over the operation of the winery at the age of 17 when her father died, and during Prohibition, became a seller of sacramental wine to keep the business going. The kids were pleasant throughout the tour, even if more than a bit bored. They did enjoy one part of the wine tasting that concluded the tour: the chocolate cups that the tasty Riesling was served in. We met up with Marilyn again for lunch, then she took us out to Sonoma Lake, not far from Healdsburg. We made a stop at the fish hatchery on the way back and saw the efforts being made to reintroduce salmon to the area after they'd been over fished for decades.
The next day we headed back to Calistoga for Liturgy and enjoyed time with the nuns there once again. We toured the Calistoga area for a bit, making a stop at "California's Old Faithful" geyser.
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