"Petaluma, California! What a great place to live, work, raise a family, and enjoy life!"
-- from Petaluma.org website
MBW* and I thoroughly enjoyed our day off in Petaluma. To begin with, she got a break from cycling town-to-town around San Francisco Bay. We both got to sleep in, instead of just me. We were staying with her cousin Mike and his wife Pat in their beautiful and comfortable home, much better than a hotel.
After a leisurely morning we got in the car (with MBW driving for a change) and ran some errands, then headed to the historic part of downtown Petaluma for lunch. As we walked down the street we ran into Pat and a friend on their way back from a weekly lunch date. They were coming from Cafe Zazzle, one of the places MBW had in mind, so we popped in there and had a fabulous lunch: fish tacos, Italian sodas, and a shared slice of key lime pie (sublime) for dessert. It was heavenly after some of the fast food we'd been eating on the road.
In the afternoon we did some laundry, uploaded photos and caught up on some blogging. I realized how much energy this ear infection had been sapping when I could barely blog anything and instead opted for a nap.
Pat and Mike and other friends and relations from as far south as Sausalito have been gathering for weekly Friday night dinners. In honor of our visit, the dinner was moved to Thursday and the dining room packed with 12. It was great seeing everyone since we don't get up this way very often.
* My Beautiful Wife (here's her (very brief) post on Day 5)
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