The “Elks Crawl” continues with our next stop in Petaluma,
following US-101 south. We had an extremely (for us) active week with Wayne
& Eva, who are traveling south a couple of days behind us. Our stays
overlapped for about 5 days this time, and there’s quite a bit to do in the
area.
Before they arrived, though, I had to make some plumbing
work as the sink drainpipe developed a leak. I was able to make a temporary
repair and it no longer drips, but I’ll have to work out a permanent fix over
the winter while we’re in Arizona.
As usual with Wayne & Eva, we ate well. Somewhere in
their travels, they picked up a monster Porterhouse Steak that fed all four of
us for dinner, with some of Geri’s Kicked Up Asparagus and some Smashed
Potatoes.
On Thursday, we made the hour-long trip to San Francisco and
had dinner at Flour + Water in the Mission. Although something seemed a little
off and it wasn’t as exceptional as our last visit, we made up for it with a
stop at Smitten for nitrogen-produced ice cream before heading back to
Petaluma.
Friday found us making a short trip over to Napa Valley. Geri
found the specialty Bloody Mary Mix she likes, we had oysters at Hog Island in
the Oxbow, and we made a quick (albeit expensive) stop at Hall Winery for
tasting (comped) and buying.
Saturday morning found us back in San Francisco, this time
to the Ferry Building for the weekly Farmer’s Market. This was the largest
market we’ve seen in a long time. We scored some zucchini blossoms, a truffle
and some mushrooms, some artisan olive oil and a few other goodies. After
lunch, Eva found a Dim Sum place in Chinatown for lunch, and we left so full we
didn’t even need dinner.
By Sunday, we needed to relax. Wayne & Eva made us a
nice breakfast outside; we took advantage of the patio furniture provided by
the Lodge for visiting RVers. For dinner, I made Rack of Lamb (2 racks,
actually) and Mushroom Risotto with Black Truffle. The pups got to gnaw on the bones. We certainly at well over
the past month!
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