September 3, 2016 (Saturday)
Deciding to be adventurous this time, we flew out of Flint.
Flying to Sacramento involves a layover regardless of flying out of Detroit or
Flint. The Flint flight had times that worked for us and was $40 less!
Our flight was bright and early – 6AM! To avoid waking up quite so early, we spent
the night at the Best Western on Hill Road in Flint. The hotel was very nice,
but we were on the freeway side of the building – very loud! Flying out of Flint was way easier than
flying out of Detroit. Parking was super close and the security lines were
pretty much non-existent.
Our layover was in Atlanta and we had more than enough time
to grab some breakfast before hopping on our flight to Sacramento. Both of our
flights were smooth sailing!
Using an online
travel site to book a car, we got a $91.13 deal thru Hertz for a full size car.
Hertz only had a Jetta available - we were supposed to get an Altima. We ended
up having to get a larger vehicle – I feel like we got stuck paying more because
of this. In the future, we will deal directly with the rental company and not
use a 3rd party. Another
negative was that we had to wait 30 minutes for an available vehicle which made
us change our afternoon plans.
We ended up heading to the Jelly Belly Factory Tour. The
tour had changed since our last visit. It was self-guided! The only
disadvantage, during this visit was that the factory was closed for the
weekend.
Mike’s parents were along with us on our travel adventure
since the main purpose of the trip was to visit our nephew, Muir, who was born
back in June.
We had hoped to rent a house during our trip, but nothing
was close to where our family members live, so we ended up staying at the
Holiday Inn Express in American Canyon.
The hotel was great and the area around it was nice too – lots of
restaurants and shopping.
After checking in and unloading our luggage, we headed to
Napa to visit the baby! We had a homemade dinner at my sister-in-law’s mom’s
house.
September 4, 2016 (Sunday)
We met up with family at the Oxbow Public Market. While there we got some yummy cupcakes at one
of the little stores inside. Since we
were there we also took a stroll along the Napa River.
Heading north, we had brunch at a place called Sam’s Social
Club in Calistoga. The food was okay and was mostly priced between
$15-$20. I had the cheeseburger and
fries. The fries were good; the burger
was just okay. The décor was really nice
and the surrounding outdoor area was also enjoyable. After we were done eating, we walked thru
town before heading to Sterling Vineyards.
The plan was to go on the Gondola ride – once we arrived there was no
parking and the mile was very long. We
ditched the plan for the Gondola ride and went to the Bale Grist Mill. The tour was $5 a person. The tour group we
were on was very large and it was hard to see some things. The guide was very
informative and was quite passionate about the mill.
**I was unable to find my photos from these days! - Sorry!
**I was unable to find my photos from these days! - Sorry!
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