Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Napa Valley, here we come
After years of not being able to afford one, we are finally going on a mini-vacation! For the longest time my sweety has been talking about wanting to visit Napa Valley. So we’re going next month for a three or four day jaunt. Day one we will be riding a coastal train (her brilliant idea) so we can enjoy the sights and not have to be stuck driving for 10 hours in a box on wheels. (We’ll be in a bigger box on wheels! But at least there’s plenty of room to walk around.)
I’ve never ridden a train before, so it’ll be neat. I’m really hoping I won’t get carsick. I’m okay if I look out the window while the vehicle is moving, but that means I can’t do anything else. Sucks bigtime for long trips. I should probably look into some Dramamine or something, huh? I have movies all set up on the laptop for when the scenery becomes boring.
So I’ve got the reservations for the Coastal Starlight Amtrak train. That part was easy. The hard part is figuring out what to do once we get there, namely where to stay. No clue. There are tons of hotels and bed & breakfasts (which would be fun to try, but still too expensive for us right now). I’m not sure which hotel to pick, if I should reserve in advance, or just pick one once we get there. The problem is, it’s going to be 11pm when the train arrives, and we’ll be at the mercy of public transportation. The train drops us off about 30 minutes away from Napa, in the city of Martinez. Do we stay the night there, or get a ride to Napa and stay there? No idea…
Any of you guys have any Napa Valley advice or tips? Should we rent a car??
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