b&bs
it's romance week. so we got the hell out of dodge. and drove north. there was a slight delay crossing the golden gate bridge. we had to wait for the marathoners to finish. great. well, at least it wasn't bay to breakers. i really need to check san francisco's event calendar before we drive to it or through it. anywho, we stayed at the roundstone farm b&b in olema. it was perfectly adequate. we also stayed at the sonoma orchid in guerneville. the facilities were adequate. the hosts were wonderful. fresh baked chocolate chip cookies. two well organized menu books. the red one was for really nice restaurants. the blue one for more casual. our plan was to go to the farmhouse. it rates a michelin star. but we left our nice clothes at the roundstone. so we went to willi's instead. their small plates seemed to be aimed at palates deadened by a day or two of wine tasting. which just didn't work for me. sigh. instead of hiking around the russian river, we returned to point reyes. which is so big we found ourselves alone most of the day in a beautiful place. which is sort of the point of romance week.