We traveled north out of San Fransico crossing the Golden Gate Bridge around 5 during rush hour surprisingly Californians were polite and the bridge crossing is awe inspiring. From a previous visit we knew of a nice sea food restaurant on the water front in Soccolito so it with a little guessing we soon jumped off the freeway and we went down on the water front enjoying some fresh clams watching the sun shine onto the Oakland bridge.
From there we journeyed to Cloverdale in the mid of the evening rush. In late October and early November the sun sets surprising early at 5ish making for a drive in the dark.
We arrived at our B and B about 7ish in time to check in and get aquainted with our other guests a wonderful evening capped by sharing a glass of wine overlooking the moonlit valley full of grape vines.
Cloverdale is at the top of wine country in Sonoma with smaller vineyards but the location is perfect for just motoring along going from tasting to tasting. We got up not too early just in time to enjoy our breakfast at the Auberge B and B and meet a number of the other guests mostly from the eastern seaboard. Striking out we heading down a local road adjacent to the freeway but loaded with local vinters each having a diferrent take on their craft. At noon we came across a local General Store with the best sandwiches and local tavern full of character. It was the best. The balance of the day was spent exploring local towns and communities.
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