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April 12, 2015 (Morning)
Exercise Type: Other
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Slept in a bit with CA, then bid adeiu to Marilyn and John and headed to town to meet the Eug Crew for coffee. After seeing them off, CA and I walked around for a while before finding a terrific New Orleans-themed breakfast restaurant on the south end of town. From there, we hit the vinyard for the wine-tasting. I often don't feel 100% up for this, but once there, I always enjoy it. Got to catch up with Tinder and Haynes, and chatted quite a bit with Pam Smith. Made sure to give lots of thanks to TJ and Lisa, then headed out.
Beautiful drive from the hot Sonoma valley to Humboldt, with a stop-off at Avenue of the Giants with CA. It was 5PM on a Sunday night in April, so it was surreal to have the place nearly to ourselves!
From there, we drove over my old "Lost Coast Century" route to Ferndale CA and had a terrific dinner at the Ivanhoe Hotel in Ferndale. The sure sign of a truly great local spot is if the locals - of all kinds - go. It was packed! CA later said there were signs indicating it was on "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives". That's always a stamp of approval.
After that, we stopped for a night-cap at Eel River Brewing before hitting up our hotel. Long day and we were both really tired...from not doing much! GREAT day, however! CA is a great travel companion.
ACHILLES: felt precisely nothing all day, which was a huge relief! Legs were a little sore, but mostly in the glutes!