Cardzilla presents …

Haven’t written in a long time because of work mostly. Have been anxious to start playing more since I got laid off in October this year after 12 years at the job. It was a dead-end job anyway, and now my mind is clear and I’m playing much better lately.

Athena and I have a new house that we have been working on, but we both take a break every once in awhile, and for me, that means finding a good tournament in town. On Nov 6th, I went to play the Caesars Mega Stack series $200 NL event. I really want to start studying and playing the game more and writing my experiences so I can refine my game. The turnout was not what I expected. Although it was a mid-week tournament, I expected more than 70 entries. I guess everyone was over at the Venetian playing their Deep Stack Extravaganza tournaments, which I heard was getting around 300 people per tournament! I think I will head over there on our next break from the house work.

I really think I played awesome in this tournament. I have a few new strategies I’ve been working on and they seem to be improving my results. This tournament was grueling and was not like any I’ve ever played. Since it was a mega stack tournament, you start with 10000 chips, blinds at 25/50, and 50 minute levels. I was doing pretty well with average chips before the first break when this hand came up. Part of my new strategy is to steal blinds more often, play more speculative hands, but be able to get away from them easily if they don’t pan out. I had been raising this guy’s blind pretty regularly because he was trying to become the table captain and I didn’t want to become a push over. This time, I picked up AA in mid-position and he apparently got annoyed when I raised his blind for the 5th time in a row. He ended up pushing his whole stack with AK and I was off to the races. I made some great moves in the tournament also. At the final table, I picked up A5o and limped. The chip leader raised in the small blind and we went heads-up to the flop of KT5 with two clubs (I had the A of clubs). He led out and I just called since part of my new strategy is calling with little or nothing of the flop, intending to steal the pot on the turn. In this scenario, since I held the A of clubs, I figured if a club came on the turn, I possibly could steal the pot with a big raise (representing the nut flush). The turn was a club and he bet big. The other thing that is interesting is when you have a large stack, other large or medium stacks are afraid of losing a big pot with you, since you can do some damage. I thought about it for a bit and went all in. He went into the tank for about 3 minutes and folded his trips up! After 14 hours of poker I exited in 4th, and got a decent payday of about $1300. I am definitely looking forward to utilizing some of my new strategies in the next tournament.

After exploring our favorite places in Mammoth, we settled in our quaint little motel in June Lake called the Villager. It was the tail end of Labor Day weekend, so it was the only availability we could find. It turned out to be very quiet and I got one of the best night’s sleep yet there.

Our cute little motel in June Lake for our first night

The next morning we got our rental equipment together and headed over to Alpers Ranch. When we arrived, we were shocked when the lady told us that they are cash or check only. But once Pam Alpers arrived, she was so nice to let us fish and bring the money after lunch. We didn’t have much luck on the pond, but we both had some good bites and Athena actually had one on for a couple minutes.

Athena the photographer takes a picture of both of us. (Me way back there on the pond)

I love float tubing. It is a very popular way to fly fish a lake or pond

After the Alpers Ranch, we went into Mammoth for some cash and some lunch at Grumpy’s. We played some pool and pinball, had a good sandwich, then headed back to pay Pam. On our way back to our new hotel, we stopped at a very popular biker bar called the Tiger Bar and Cafe and had a beer and played some video games.

Athena in front of the Tiger Bar & Cafe with our rental fly rods which she held on to while I drove the bike

Hopefully you can’t see my score while playing the golf game Golden Tee

We had made reservations at the Double Eagle Resort and Spa (http://doubleeagle.com)which was suggested to us by a guy we met that helped us find our fishing equipment. The resort is actually where we rented the equipment from and we were blown away at the amenities, scenery, and service, so we booked two nights there. It was well worth it. I decided to continue using the fishing stuff on their private trout pond and caught a fish that evening.

The view from our room at the Double Eagle Resort overlooking their private trout pond

Athena sitting next to a stream that ran near the Double Eagle restaurant

The Fly Shop near the pond

Inside their restaurant

We had a very nice dinner in their restaurant, and had a great night’s sleep. The next morning we had our free breakfast and I went fishing while Athena relaxed at our room. We met some very nice people staying next to us that were also on a vacation with their Harleys. They were from Louisiana and had their bikes shipped to them in Phoenix where they rode up to June Lake and were doing some site seeing in the area. We now have some new friends to visit in Louisiana when we are ready to ride there. In the afternoon, Athena went to her massage she had booked, and I went to the jacuzzi, swam, and took a nap. Later that evening, I went fishing again and caught 2 more nice size trout in their pond.

Fish On! I finally hooked a nice size one

Their pond is catch and release only, so I just took the hook out and let him go

We had a little excitement in our room, but not in the way you are thinking. Some bears had come into the area and were trying to get into the trash cans outside our room. They made a huge ruckus and woke everyone up near us. Athena had to get up and make sure all of our cookie wrappers were thrown away and all the doors and windows were locked. One of our neighbors was trying to scare them away with a flashlight…. right. We decided to hit the road after a nice breakfast to beat any of the afternoon winds that we know kick up in the desert.

The road from June Lake to Benton was quite scenic and was very wide open for us. After Benton on the way to Tonopah is pretty deserted and had nothing to look at. We arrived in Tonopah around lunch time, checked in and went out for lunch at a good Mexican restaurant. Tonopah is a small mining town pretty much in the middle of nowhere, but it seems quiet and we are hoping to get on the road early and head home.

Highway 120 from June Lake to Benton, CA

In Tonopah, NV and Athena decides to get a shot with the locals

After Napa, we found a nice little town on the way to Lake Tahoe called Pollock Pines. We were originally going to stay in Placerville, but this sounded nicer and it was cheaper. Highway 50 is a very scenic ride to Tahoe from Sacramento. We arrived in Pollack Pines and were very pleased with the surroundings. We stopped at a famous Inn called the Sportsman’s Hall for lunch.

Just arrived at Sportsman’s Hall

The landmark plaque for Sportsman’s Hall

Inside Sportsman’s Hall

We were very pleased with our hotel which was a newer Best Western called the Stagecoach Inn. We immediately settled in and headed for the pool. We swam around for awhile, then decided to do some laundry in the small town and had some margaritas while we were waiting for machines to finish. This was a fun little town and there were a lot of locals. We had some pizza, then headed over to a biker bar called Magoon’s where there were a few Harley’s parked and we played some pool and had appetizers. We had a decent night’s sleep and headed out early because there was a storm heading our way and the forecast was thunderstorms. We arrived in Lake Tahoe around 11am the next morning, and they checked us in immediately, which is a big help when you are carrying all that luggage.

Just in back of our hotel room in Tahoe

Nice location for our hotel in downtown Tahoe

We were very hungry, so we walked up the street to a brewery to have some lunch and a beer. Thirty minutes later, the thunderstorm arrived. It was a huge downpour and the bartender was thrilled because they hadn’t seen rain in a long time. We were just glad we arrived just in time to miss driving in it.

We had our bike parked the whole time we stayed in Tahoe because everything was within walking distance. That evening, we tried to get a shuttle to the casinos, but the idiot just drove right past us at the stop. So, we walked 2 miles to the casinos and had a great time. We had a late night dinner at Harvey’s, then took a cab back to the hotel. Our hotel was right on the shores of Lake Tahoe and there was a very cool bistro located on the pier just outside our room. We were pretty lazy all day, but it was nice break from all the riding we have been doing. We treated ourselves to an awesome sunset dinner at the Blue Water Bistro on the balcony overlooking the water.

We had a glass of wine during the day at the Bistro overlooking the lake

Just arrived for dinner on the same balcony for a sunset dinner

The view of the sunset from our table

Our waitress took our picture just after the sunset

Outside shot of the restaurant as we were leaving

There was another thunderstorm predicted for the next day, so we headed out early over the Kingsbury Grade which took us over the mountain towards the 395. Today was by far the most scenic and relaxing rides of our whole vacation. There was nobody on the road and skies were clear for some nice pictures.

Coming down the mountain from Tahoe overlooking the valley

Just outside Bridgeport looking back at the mountains we came through

Our quick stop for a snack in Bridgeport

Oh the wonderful memories that the Sierra Mountains brings back when we approached Mono Lake and headed into June Lake. We stopped in Bridgeport for a little bite to eat, then took the June Lake Loop to our cute little hotel in downtown June Lake. There was a huge biker gathering at the Tiger Bar next to our hotel, so we fit right in. We unpacked and headed out to Mammoth Lakes to check out our old stomping ground. We had lunch at Roberto’s, which is our favorite little Mexican place there. Then we headed up to the Twin Lakes for some pictures, then up to the Main Lodge. The weather was perfect and the bike performed amazingly. We headed back to June Lake after that on the Mammoth Lakes Scenic Loop, which took us by the craters.

Heading into the Mono Basin overlooking the lake and the road we are going to take way down there

Mono Lake

One of our favorite fishing spots in Mammoth: Twin Lakes

I wish that was me out there tubing and fly fishing in the Twin Lakes

The view of Mammoth coming down from Twin Lakes

On the way back, we decided that neither of us really want to go home quite yet, and remembered the Alpers Ranch on the 395. This is home to the biggest trout and private pond to fish them. After calling them, they said they had an opening for tomorrow morning, so we headed out and rented some poles, reels, and flys. We can’t wait to do some fishing for first time in 4 years. Stay tuned for hopefully some pictures of some gigantic trout. Sorry Dad, we can’t bring them home. They are strictly catch and release.

Wow, has Mammoth changed over the years with all the new developments

Guess what, we started the day at Denny’s. I am really mixing it up now. Instead of oatmeal, I had the only other choice: Bacon and eggs. The first thing on our agenda was to visit the Petrified Forest that we missed yesterday. We took the Silverado Trail again because it is very peaceful and there is hardly any traffic. The Petrified Forest is located just outside the town of Calistoga and is supposedly the largest petrified forest in the world. We went through the forest and saw some very cool petrified trees. I bought a new petrified wood card protector for the next time I play poker.

Some cool shots from the Petrified forest

We took a very scenic, mountainous, road from the forest to Santa Rosa, and from there a short ride down the 12 to Sonoma. We noticed a familiar winery called Kunde Estate and stopped for some tasting. It’s very interesting the varieties of wine that you get to taste that they do not offer in stores. The landscaping and gardens at the winery were amazing, and we ended up buying 3 bottles plus a bottle of a Zinfandel Port that was amazing.

In front of some Chardonay grapes ready to pick

Athena out in front of the beautiful gardens at Kunde

We left Kunde and started looking for some lunch, but came across Jack London’s State Park where one of our favorite wineries from our last trip to Napa was near. Benziger Winery is nestled in the hills just before the park. They were shooting a television series at the Jack London Inn where we were going to have lunch, so we just went to the winery first. We went nuts in this place. Most of the wines were amazing and they treated us like kings and queens because we had been there before. Finally, a free tasting!!! However, we ended up buying 2 1/2 cases of their wine, lol. So much for free. Our camera was not set properly and we did not get the pictures we took here. Bummer.

They recommended a cool deli in the town down the street and stopped and had some great sandwiches and plenty of water. It was HOT out today. It gave Las Vegas a good challenge and, because of the humidity, it felt way over 100 degrees. After a nice lunch, we headed down the highway, through the town of Sonoma, and saw the turnoff for the Ravenswood winery. It’s located about 2 miles off the highway in the hills and was home to some amazing Zinfandels. We are big fans of Zinfandels, so we tasted a bunch and ended up buying 4 of their exclusive bottles that cannot be found in stores.

Standing in front of the winery and their logo in the grass

At the entrance at Ravenswood

After leaving Ravenswood, we just took highway 12 over to Napa and to our room. We went across the street to Applebees and brought our Grgich Hills Cabernet Sauvignon that we bought the day before. It was an awesome day and tomorrow we head out of town and head towards Lake Tahoe.

Woke up to a beautiful day in Napa. Had breakfast at Denny’s again. Had to stop for the 4th time over at the Target across the street. This time for some Airborne because I have the sniffles. I think I’m allergic to something that is flowering here. We made an appointment at Cakebread Cellars for a 1pm tasting, then headed up the road to Stag’s Leap Winery which was too crowded to taste at yesterday. Our host was very nice and had ridden motorcycles for a long time, so we had a long conversation about all the trips he and we have been on while sipping 6 different varieties of wine they had to offer. We ended up buying 3 of their nicest bottles to have shipped to us when we get back.

Inside the tasting room at Stag’s Leap Winery

We headed back up the Silverado Trail, and cut over Oakville Cross Road towards Cakebread Cellars that is located on the 29. On the corner we saw another quaint grocery and deli to have a picnic lunch at.

Action shot of the hills while we were on our way to lunch

Our picnic table at the deli

We ended up getting to Cakebread pretty early for our appointment, so we wandered around their place and looked at the videos they had playing and their nice grassy area. One of the things that is very different than the last time we were here in Napa is that all the tastings cost money now. We have not come across any wineries that offer free tastings. However, if you end up buying some of their wines, you usually get the tasting fee refunded. Cakebread was very reasonable at $10/person and we had a very nice host named Bob take us around the winery and give us a great lesson on how they made their wines. We tasted 5 varieties in their private tasting area. We will probably order some of their Merlot and Cabernet when we get home.

Athena in front of Cakebread Cellars

We continued up the 29 and decided to stop in Calistoga to get a rest and some water. We ended up at this cute little Inn that had their own microbrewery and an outdoor bar to sit and relax at. I know that beer sounds strange to drink in Napa, but it was around 100 degrees and we wanted something a little more refreshing. The bartender told us how to get to the Petrified Forest, but we didn’t have time, so we decided to do that first thing tomorrow on our way over to Sonoma.

Action shot approaching Calistoga

Little bar area at the Calistoga Inn

In the streets of downtown Calistoga

We had made an appointment for Duckhorn Vinyards (http://www.duckhornvineyards.com) which was recommended by John Walsh when we were visiting. It was pretty close to the brewery we stopped at. The tasting there was pretty expensive at $20 per person, but it was well worth it. We both agree that this was the BEST Merlot we have ever had. However, it does come with a cost. We ended up buying just a case (12 bottles) and it cost us almost $1000. We will have to find a way to store this wine because we definitely want it to last. Also, the host said it just gets better after it ages.

In front of Duckhorn Vineyards

We finished our wine tour for the day by riding down the Silverado Trail to Mumm. We had stopped there last time we were in Napa and decided to try what they had again. We had some DVX champagne and it was much better than what we had last time. Then, it was down the rest of the road to a cool Mexican restaurant we found near our hotel. What a day of tasting and beautiful, scenic, riding through the valley. Tomorrow we head over to see the Petrified Forest and then over the hill to Sonoma for some more tasting over there.

We finished the day at Mumm

We left around 10am from our hotel in Vallejo and made it to our Best Western hotel we stayed in last time we were in Napa 7 years ago. The hotel held our bags while we went exploring around town. A lot has changed in 7 years. The city seems more busy and was harder to get our bearings. Athena has a friend named Pieranne that lives here in Napa with her husband John and their 3 children: Adam, Annamarie, and Patrick. We went over to their house for coffee, pastries, and some nice conversation. They invited us back for dinner that night, so we went out and did some more exploring. We found our way over to the Silverado Trail and stopped at a cafe called Soda Canyon Deli and had some great sandwiches and fought off some picnic bees.

The cool little deli we stopped at

Our first winery we stopped into was Clos Du Val. They had a pretty nice Cabernet reserve, but wasn’t in the mood to spend $95 a bottle. All of the other wines were just a bit on the bold side for our taste. After all the travelling we have been doing, we decided to just go back to the room, get into the spa, and relax for the rest of the day.

Action shot of some of the vineyards on the way up the Silverado Trail

Out in front of the Clos Du Val winery

We went back over to Pieranne and John’s house for a salmon dinner. We had some more nice conversation, then both Pieranne and her son Patrick wanted a ride on the Harley. So I took them around the block and they had a blast. For whatever reason, we brought the camera, but didn’t take any pictures.

On the way back to the motel, the back left passenger footpeg almost fell off. It had come loose after all the driving and Athena just held it on there temporarily for the short trip back. We immediately went across the street to the Target and got another tool to put the footpeg back on.

We had made reservations for a nice relaxing day on the Wine Train on Monday. After a good breakfast at Denny’s (Is that possible?), we had a cab pick us up in front of the hotel and he drove us to the Napa Train station where we had an awesome gourmet lunch and private tour of the Grgich Winery. We were both blown away at all their organic and biodynamic wines that they made. So, we bought a case of their wine and the close relative of the owner Grgich himself is going to sign our bottles. We also bought a decanter, which made the wine taste amazing. On the way back on the train, they had dessert ready for us and the seats were faced towards the window to view all the cool vineyards.

Our neat little table on the train

Just dropped us off for our tour at the Grgich Hills winery

Each of these new French oak barrels holds around 300 bottles of wine

Baileys and coffee for the ride home and our view from the train

Our waitress was nice enough to take a picture of us on the train

We are having an amazing and relaxing time so far. Today looks like a very nice, clear, day. The overcast has already burned off. We are going to be out all day today cruising the valley and tasting a few wines that we have marked on our map.

Slept great in Monterey and got in a nice little walk up to a local Starbucks, then came back and enjoyed the continental breakfast the hotel provided. We left a little later yesterday so we could hopefully miss some of the fog. However, it still didn’t help much and it was a very cold and misty ride up to Half Moon Bay. No action shots because of that. Half Moon Bay is an awesome little town. We got to check in right away and were very pleased with our accommodations:

We got a fireplace and a terrace!

The terrace led out to a nice courtyard

We immediately got unpacked and headed out to see the city. We had to stop at an English pub called Cameron’s because of the huge selection of beers we heard they had. What a cool place.

Outside Cameron’s

Athena had some shepherd’s pie, and I had a hamburger which were both very good. After relaxing at the hotel for a bit, we headed out again to see more of the town. Of course, we gravitated towards another brewery. This time it was called the Half Moon Bay Brewing Company. We had a nice drink in front of the fireplace, then decided to find a place watch the sunset.

Me in front of the HMB Brewing Company

HMB Brewing Company inside

One of our favorite things to do now is having Athena take action shots while I’m riding. This one of Half Moon Bay was taken on the way back to the hotel.

We slept pretty well again and headed to the continental breakfast pretty early. We walked through the courtyard which was amazing. It had a fireplace burning to sit around by the pool. This was by far the best one yet. They provided waffles that you could make yourself which were really good, and the coffee was awesome. This was a great start to an exciting day through San Francisco.

The roads were a bit twistie and there was a ton of construction along the way. Pacific Coast “Highway” takes a break once it hits San Francisco and we had to go through the heart of the city.

Woohoo, traffic that we had to deal with in the city

Some of the typical houses that lined the streets

After a lot of stop and go traffic and some hilly spots, we were finally rewarded to what we wanted to see and experience: The Golden Gate Bridge.

Action shot approaching the bridge

Action shot from Athena lookup up into the bridge

We stopped at a lookout point once we passed the bridge. As soon as we found a parking space, this Mexican family ran up to us and wanted to take pictures with them and our motorcycle. So we took a couple pictures for them using their camera and they giggled away. There were a ton of people there taking pictures and it seemed like every one of them spoke a different language. A very touristy stop.

Athena with Alcatraz and downtown San Francisco

Me and the Golden Gate Bridge

After leaving the Golden Gate vista point, we traveled through a tunnel and down the hill from Sausalito. The locals are just as crazy drivers there as in Los Angeles. We were eager to finally get to our hotel and relax in anticipation for our site seeing and wine tasting in Napa tomorrow. We just finished watching the movie Wild Hogs which was hilarious, especially after all our experiences so far.

Woke up after a not-so-good sleep to a nice quaint breakfast at the Ripplewood Cafe next door. Glen Oaks is a VERY nice little motel if you ever visit Big Sur:

A quick stop to check out road ahead

Great coastal shot

We just passed over the Bixby Bridge in the background

Here is an “action shot” taken while riding, while approaching the Bixby Bridge

I was looking forward to driving along Pebble Beach, so got off at Carmel By The Sea and immediately got into trouble again. The roads were so messed up and small that I almost dropped the bike trying to make some hair-pin turns. Finally, we made to the entrance of the 17-mile Drive road which goes along Pebble Beach. Amazingly, they did not allow motorcycles on it. What a disappointment.

We got back on the road to Monterey and had a nice drive and made it to our hotel without incident. The guy at the front desk held out bags so we could head out and enjoy the day on the town. So, we took advantage of that and headed to the Monterey Aquarium. We had a quick bite to eat at Sly McFly’s. After a nice quick bite, we left Sly’s and walked right past none other than Dustin Hoffman and his wife. That was pretty cool.

Outside the restaurant

A shot of Cannery Row just before leaving

The aquarium was not exactly what we expected. The entrance fee was $25 a person, and we thought there would be much more to it than it was. However, there was still some cool things to see and it was a fun afternoon.

A school of sardines amongst the kelp

We ended the day by going to a very nice restaurant called Stokes. We had some chicken pate, onion soup, blue cheese salad, and a very nice calzone. Going to head out a little later tomorrow in hopes that the fog will burn off and we can see the coast better.

OK, there is a little change to the format of our blog. We decided to include some full-size pictures of our favorite shots. If you can click on the picture, some of them will open up a new window with a full-size picture. Enjoy.

We decided to take a nice short ride day and head up to Morro Bay. I was tired because there was just too many noises and the amenities at the Solvang hotel were a bit under-par, but at least the continental breakfast rocked. Seattle’s Best coffee usually makes everything better. The ride up to Morro Bay was very nice and this time, we didn’t get lost. The hotel was very quaint and overlooked the Morro Rock from the spa:

We had lunch at a totally kickass seafood sandwich shop called Giovanni’s in the bay. I had a grilled halibut burrito and Athena had halibut and chips. For dinner we went to a very elegant restaurant called Windows On the Water and had a very nice dinner overlooking the harbor:

Before going to bed, we headed up to a small hot tub that overlooked the rock and we watched the sunset underneath the fog layer that was setting in. I was very sorry we didn’t bring the camera. After a great night sleep, we had a quick bite of the continental breakfast, got on our rain gear, and headed up the coast to Big Sur. We decided against going to the Hearst Castle because the weather didn’t look too great and it would have taken too much out of our day.

I was a little disappointed with the road conditions and the scenery along the coast because of all the fog. But it was all worth it once we arrived in Cambria. We stopped int the little town in search of some coffee and found Lily’s Coffee House and had the absolute best latte we have ever had.

Getting ready to head out of Cambria

There were many areas just out of Cambria that were very twistie. It was only a 94 mile ride, but it took us 4 1/2 hours with only a couple short breaks for a snack and some water. The preparation and gear we purchased really paid off because it was very misty and cold, but the gear kept us very comfortable.

At one of our stops up the coast

We finally arrived at Big Sur around 2pm and we just wanted to relax again after the sort of challenging trip up the coast. Our motel is just awesome. Very woodsy and zen-like. We unpacked all our stuff and headed down the road to the Big Sur River Inn, hooked up to the local Wi-Fi and wrote this blog.

Our cute little room with no TV. But who needs one really.

After we got all settled in, we went out again to a very much talked about restaurant on the hillside called Nepenthe/Phoenix Cafe and had a GREAT 2003 merlot called Shafer and some salmon and bagel chips.

Our view at Nepenthe

A cool look at some trees there

Parking lot there looking at the bike

What a cutie

After that, we headed to our motel and finished up this blog.  We are going to sleep in tomorrow to hopefully miss most of the fog on our way to Monterey. Can’t wait to see the aquarium and do some more relaxing in Monterey tomorrow.

We were treated to a homemade waffle breakfast that Sherri prepared. Had some great conversation with Dad and Sherri and headed out at around 10 am to the typical LA traffic nightmare. It wasn’t so bad on the 134, but had to dodge some crazy drivers that were in a hurry to go nowhere on the 101. It was a blessing to finally arrive at the Malibu Canyon turnoff and immediately stated to relax as we made our way to the coast:

When we approached Port Hueneme, I saw a sign that said Scenic Coastal Route, so I took it and ended up at the entrance of the Naval base with all kinds of security. So, I thought I made a wrong turn, turned around, and headed up one of the main streets. Then, we pulled over some gas in downtown Oxnard (blah):

After a gorgeous ride up the coast, we approached Santa Barbara and noticed some traffic and we were starting to get low on gas, so we decided to take a detour and go through the Montecito foothills to find our way to San Marcos Pass via Sycamore Canyon. Here is our route:

This was the screen of our GPS. As you can see, we went completely the wrong way, ended up in the foothills traversing some CRAZY switchbacks. Eventually, we got back on course over an hour later. When we got off on San Marcos Pass to go through the mountains, there was a warning about the Los Padres fire
(http://travel.latimes.com/articles/la-me-zacawildfire20aug20) and that the fire trucks were causing possible delays. So we blew that out and were so glad when we finally made it our offramp at Buelton:

Only 3 miles away was our hotel room. What a drive we had. 180 miles and we were trashed. Our butts were like Jello. We decided to walk around the very quaint Danish town of Solvang and had dinner at the Red Viking:

After dinner, we continued our walk through Solvang and found a really good winery called the Presidio Winery and went in for some tasting. It was AMAZING wine that was mostly organic. So, we bought 3 nice bottles to have shipped back to us when we get back: