In and around our favorite place, Sonoma 

• Breakfast at Sunflower Café (which may have a line but it usually moves fast) or the more casual Basque Café. 

• Rent a bike here or here and tootle to the town square, have an ice cream at Scoops, and then bike to …

• … a few of our favorite wineries: Buena Vista Winery (need to book a tasting ahead), or Gundlach Bundschu (you can usually buy a bottle and sit in their picnic area)

• Venture a little further to the Francis Ford Coppola Winery (a little more of a splurge, but worth it especially for movie buffs!) or Russian River Brewing (home of Pliny the Younger)

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Point Reyes

• Mini-hike to the historic lighthouse (birthplace of Todd’s obsession with foghorns)

• Coffee, lunch, and shopping in Point Reyes Station

• Have some famous Cowgirl Creamery cheese, and try a very California ice cream float, and let us know how it was!

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Monte Rio / Guerneville

• Have dinner in a 20s themed riverside inn, Boho Manor (Todd likes the chicken!) and maybe stay the night

• Hang out by the river at Monte Rio Community Beach

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San Francisco

• Walk along the beach with a view of the Golden Gate and lots of dogs at Crissy Field (usually easy to park there)

• Take a cute pic at the iconic Palace of Fine Arts (not, in fact, a palace and there are no fine arts)

• Window shopping around Chestnut St. & Filmore St. 

• Best Italian sandwiches at Palermo Deli II

• For a romantic dinner, L’ardoise in the Castro or Delfina in the Mission, for a more casual vibe, we also like La Mediterranee (Castro) or Donaji (Mission) (get the crickets!)

• For night life, venture to the Mission and grab a cocktail at Cassanova, Wildhawk, Beehive; a glass of wine at 20 Spot, Shuggie’s, or Buddy; or a beer at Fort Point

• Too many more recs to list… just text us!