February 20, 2008

OUT n ABOUT IN TEMECULA, CA
Couple of weeks exploring Temecula's back roads.

We spent a few afternoons wine tasting. Unlike Napa most of the wineries in Temecula are boutique wineries, wines are only available at the winery and they only produce a small quanity of each varietal and when its gone it GONE!! I did get a few surprises of what I thought I didn't like, I loved!!! Because these are boutique wineries wine tasting can be rather expensive $8-10 per person. The Temecula Visitors Center online had some great information and we were able to download 2 for 1 tasting coupons along with a map of all the wineries and tasted some wonderful wines, champagnes, ports, and sherrys. One afternoon we found ourselves in Old Town Temecula and did what was a first for us was Olive Oil/Balsamic vinegar tasting- our favorite was an olive oil infused with blood oranges and for balsamic vinegars a vanilla fig infused balsamic. All locally made here in California. Then one afternoon a drive in the country and we found the Gouda Cheese factory that was made famous by Wolfgang Puck. We did some Gouda Cheese tasting and a tour. The cheese was very gouda!! :)
For more pictures of our visit to Temecula http://picasaweb.google.com/jcrobnik/Temecula



Wilson Creek Winery Great almond champagne & ports actually we had Portini there- equal parts of their signature champagne (almond) and port. Very good!!!



The hamburger stand below is in Old Town and obviously a favorite of bikers. We stopped there for lunch and I could understand why. This restaurant boasts the honor of being number 1 in the great California hamburger hunt!!! It would get my vote!!!

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February 11, 2008

Boomer Cruise to Cabo San Lucas
February 4-8, 2008

Carnival Cruise Ship Elation setting sail for Cabo with 40 plus boomers on board. There was plenty of food, drink and entertainment to keep us all pretty busy!!! Several birthday celebrations and happy hours on ship. This was not your ordinary Boomer-Rang.
I took so many pictures that I couldn't post them all here click this link for an online web album.
http://picasaweb.google.com/jcrobnik/BoomerCruise



Boomers in Formal Attire- We all clean up pretty darn nice....


Boomers invade Cabo and have tacos and beer


As the sun sets over Cabo we set sail for San Diego

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