The Sacred Baobab

a stark contrast from the lush evergreens of the russian river, but a classic west african vista. the sacred baobab.

Russian River High

it was a lovely weekend in the russian river valley. what an amazing place! the occasion was wendy's bachlorette party, held at an old railway baron's former retreat. not posh by any means, but as remote as you can get in the russian river valley. it was beautiful but i think i enjoyed the drive more than anything - off 101 to river road to cazadero highway, then up/down a dirt road thru fern-laden valleys to a house on austin creek, a feeder to the russian river. i felt so lucky to be driving in my cool car thru such beautiful places! and then to drink wine and have fun with good friends and crash and awake to the same beautiful scenery the next day. wow!

for anyone considering wine tasting north of SF, consider the russian river valley. it is more beautiful than napa and sonoma and less crowded. but i don't go for fancy buildings so i speak of good wine and friendly people. that doesn't mean there are no beautiful wineries - there are!

so i'll be off to TX next week, where i will spend time with my family during our annual weekend at the TX coast. Port A to be exact. i always love going back to this timeless place, as my previous posts will attest. and we have the whole fam back for the occasion. yay!

so i hope you enjoy your home as much as i enjoy mine.

cheers!

River Life, Senegal