Sometimes the books you read come at very coincidental times in your life. As I am writing this I am reading In Cold Blood by Truman Capote and there is a manhunt going on for an ex cop on a killing spree. Driving up the one on my way to Ojai we passed a caravan of navy tactical vehicles. Soldiers dressed for something. Right now they are searching inland in Big Bear..
Not that I meant to start this post off on a morbid note. It is just an observation. Sometimes lighthearted books bring about happy coincidences too. If there were a book about my life right now if would be about a woman, redoing the things that make her happy with someone who appreciates it and experiencing a city she loves in new ways.
One of these things is taking an overnight trip to wine country. I have never gone winetasting formally. One class and a couple wine by the ounce places. (I am always tempted to run around and mix them together as one super-wine, but I think it might taste really really bad)
A couple Saturdays ago the guy and I decided to do an overnight trip to Ojai since we had both never been. We drove up the 1, which is such a beautiful drive, but sometimes the 1 can be a tricky little thing. Be careful in Ventura or you end up in an industrial area, which isn't very ocean viewy at all.
Our first stop was Santa Barbara to kill some time before checking into the hotel in ojai. We had a great lunch, went to try craft beers, and stumbled upon the Urban Wine Trail, which is a cluster of wineries with open tastings. Some bachelorette parties could do some serious damage. Whooo Hoooo!
We stopped at the Santa Barbara Winery, just because we were there and overwhelmed by allof the choices. It was a great choice and we walked out of there with two whites, surprising because I am not the biggest fan of the white varities.
This post is getting long, so to be continued
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