Retirement Road Trip 2011: Day 31, Sunday 9/25

0 miles and still parked at Karen Sipher's house.

We started the day at the Oakland Museum.  There is a special exhibit there about John Muir.  Muir was the founder of the Sierra Club and is often called the "Father of the National Park System."  He wrote and traveled extensively, and was instrumental in the formation of Yosemite, Sequoia, and Grand Canyon National Parks.

Then we went to the Oakland Eat Real Food Festival.  In an area of town called Jack London Square, hundreds of food vendors served thousands of people.  The diversity of food and people was overwhelming.  Most of the food samplings were local and organic.

After our fill of food sampling,  we went wine tasting at JC Cellars.  Jeff Cohn is a well known wine maker who has a winery in Oakland.  He buys all his grapes.  They were just starting their first batch of wine for the 2011 year.  The 2011 wines will not be ready for sale until 2013.  Bob and Karen know Jeff personally, and he graciously showed me around.  Jeff has a great personality and a wonderful sense of humor.  He is in the red jacket below.

We finished the day at Karen's with salmon grilled on a cedar plank, baked potatoes, grilled peppers, and wine.  Karen has to work Monday, so Bob and I are planning some excursions.  That's all the news for now....