Friday morning, I'm taking my time before leaving for Reno. It's only a four hour or so drive, so I'm not in any big hurry. I've had a great time in the Napa Valley...visited the wineries that I wanted to see...ate at the restaurants that I wanted to try (an old favorite and some great new places).
Around 11:00AM, I'm finally on the road, rolling through the last of the vineyards. I'm concerned that my "arthritis" might act up while I'm at Burning Man...so...just past Sacramento, I take a little detour to the town of Orangevale for a stop at the "Magnolia Wellness Center". They're friendly people and, once I explain my problem, they're happy to recommend the proper "treatment". It's great to be treated with such "THC"...oops...I mean "TLC".
Then, I'm headed back up and over the Sierra Nevadas for the last time on this trip. As before, it's slow going on a mostly uphill route. But, once I reach the summit of Donner Pass, it's all downhill into Reno.
I make it to Tom's around 4:30PM or so...cocktail time! And, for dinner, Tom whips up a great dinner of homemade Tagliatelle pasta with a light tomato sauce...delicious.
Saturday morning, Tom and I are both up early. It's going to be a busy day of shopping...gotta stock up for Burning Man. First we stop at Costco for some prime steaks and some big packages of chicken (I'm going to make a couple of big batches of Tandoori chicken to grill at Burning Man). Then, we're off to two grocery stores for pasta, pasta sauce, bread, etc.
At every stop today, you could tell that Burning Man was quickly approaching...lots of people were stocking up on things...particularly water. The people of Reno seem to have mixed feelings about Burning Man...the merchants like it because there's a big boost to sales, but others have a less than charitable view.
For dinner, I grill up a couple of those prime steaks from Costco, and Tom makes baked potatoes and squash on the grill.
Sunday morning, I head out on my own in the Escape to fuel up for tomorrow's trip. Along the way, I stop at the bank, pick up ice, and stop at a Border's to post a quick blog entry. Then, I head back, and Tom and I go back to Costco for "brunch". On Sundays at Costco, they hand out lots of samples of food...ham and cheese sandwiches, pasta, grilled beef, ice cream bars, etc. It's easy to "build" a meal with appetizers, main course and dessert.
Tom and I spend the rest of the afternoon relaxing, watching sports and planning out tomorrow's trip. Around 5:00PM or so, we head out for dinner with Tom's Mom and Aunt to the nicest of the local casinos, the Peppermill. Their steakhouse is excellent...I have a wonderful piece of prime rib, and we all share a terrific bottle of California Cab. Then, it's back home. I'm calling it an early night...BIG day tomorrow.
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