Vacation - 9/25

We left Yosemite and headed towards Napa Valley where we were treated to a wine tasting at Robert Biale Vineyards. Hey, alcohol kills germs, right? :-) Delicious wines, followed by a yummy lunch. Continued up to our final destination -- Calistoga. We wanted a little pampering and had found a spa that had lodging. We'd scheduled mud baths, mineral baths, and massages. This was our first mud bath. Let's just say we've done that and won't be doing that again. Ever. Obviously you are nude for this part....you put your feet into the tub o'mud. Then you squat in the mud and shimmy until you get down as far as you can and stretch out. When you are imagining mud, this is NOT the mud we splashed in as kids. This is like peat moss -- a thick concoction of yuck. Supposed to draw toxins out....was hoping it would draw my cold right out of me. It didn't. And now we have much everywhere. And I do mean EVERYWHERE. Shut your eyes right now and bring a happier image to mind!!

The rest of the treatment was nice and relaxing. So much so we couldn't make a decision where to eat dinner, and stumbled into practically the first place we found. Where they had homemade mac and cheese on the menu -- I was in heaven!!!