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LOIS and SONNY STERN’S NAPA VALLEY BIKING TRIP :
This year’s bike trip took us to the Napa Valley, one of the beautiful parts
of the Unitd States. We are certain most of our readers have visited this area, but
perhaps, not on a bike. Traveling on a bike, as far as we are concerned, is a perfect
way to see the world– not as fast as a car or as slow as walking. We ride
usually between 25– 45 miles a day. ( Sometimes if flat even a little farther). It is
not a race but a slow way to see the world. This was our 25th trip, but, only our second in the United States.
We started in Bardessomo and stayed overnite at a wonderful hotel. We pedalled to Yountville
visiting several of the area’s wineries for tasting. Each day we visited another area of the valley. We
descended through groves of California redwoods, followed by undulating roads with ups and downs.
We rode through the rolling hills of the heart of Napa and along the famed Silverado Trail to Yountville. We
could not get a reservation at one of the country’s top restaurants,
The
French Laundry,
however we found other great eateries.
Next we visited St. Helena and Calistoga, ending up at a great
hotel, the Solage.
We are always impressed by the incredible number of fields of
grapes in the valley. Incidentally, the terrain was manageable and the
traffic was not a hazard where we rode. The weather in August was great
and we are looking forward to our next bike trip -WHERE– have any ideas for us!
LINDA SANDLER
had a hole-in-one on Tuesday,
December 19, 2017. It was on hole #15 of the North
Course. The hole played at 127 yards and she used a 7
wood.
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