It may never rain in California, but it does fog up...
The genesis of our recent trip to California was the Captain thinking it would be a great birthday gift if he were to take advantage of a Southwest Airlines sale and jet off to Torrence, home of one of his all-time favorite breweries: Monkish. I agreed but suggested we also take advantage of our companion pass, that I go along and we add Napa to the trip. It turned out to be one of my better ideas. Jeff has been known to travel with small suitcases folded into larger ones with hope to fill one with beer on the return trips. This time, he planned to convert a large backpack for that use, while also shipping one box back. He had a budget that was a fraction of his desire, but planned to keep to it. Our trek began in Sacramento, and as we set off for Napa, I suggested we probably had time to drop into the Statehouse and thank Governor Gavin Newsom for all he's doing to save the nation. I wasn't really joking, but the Captain kept the car headed to Napa and away from the capitol c...