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Wednesday,
November 15: Copia- Napa Valley
(9:00 a.m. -3:30 p.m.,
hotel by 4:30 p.m.)
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Bay Model—(10:30
a.m.-11:45 a.m.) The San Francisco Bay Model located on the Sausalito
waterfront is an exhibit “From the Mountains to the Sea,” titled
“Welcome to California’s Largest Watershed—a flowing world of change,
challenge and choice” which highlights San Francisco’s watershed from
the Cascade/Sierra Nevada Mountains to the Golden Gate and the Pacific
Ocean. Included in this fascinating exhibit is an interactive 3-D
topographical map with fiber optic lighting that graphically
demonstrates the origin of California’s water system. There are also
interactive exhibits on the plants, animals and fish in the watershed.
Sausalito—
(12:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.) You can bypass the Bay Model and spend all of
your time in Sausalito or you can do both. You will be on your own once
you get off of the bus. Sausalito is an alluring village of art
galleries, quaint shops and waterfront restaurants with views of San
Francisco across the Bay. We will take the 3:20 p.m. ferry back to San
Francisco. In just 20 minutes we will arrive at the Ferry Building. In
2004, the Ferry Building was remodeled and reopened as an upscale
gourmet marketplace, office building and ferry terminal.
Architecturally, the clock tower was modeled after the 12th
century Giralda bell tower in Seville, Spain. It’s worth spending a
little time here. The Ferry Building is just one mile from our hotel.
Cost: $40.00 by 10/1: Cost $55.00
after 10/1
(Doesn’t include lunch, transportation back to hotel from
the Ferry Building).
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Copia–The
American Center for Wine, Food and the Arts—
(9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.) Copia is a non-profit discovery center whose
mission is to explore and celebrate the cultural significance of wine,
food and the arts. Located in the
heart of the Napa Valley, Copia is
the premier wine country’s destination, offering visitors exceptional
wine and food tasting programs, art exhibitions, organic edible gardens,
etc. Special guests from all areas of the food world lecture at Copia on
a regular basis. Chefs, authors, producers and farmers present their
recipes, books and products to Copia’s visitors. We will be dining in
Julia’s Kitchen which is named for the patron saint of the pantry, Julia
Child. Guests can watch culinary masters in action as they savor the
California French Cuisine of Executive Chef Victor Scargle.
Cost: $78.00 by 10/1, $93.00
after 10/1
Thursday,
November 16:
Muir Woods, Sausalito (Bay Model)
(8:30 a.m. -3:30 p.m., hotel by 4:00p.m.)
Muir Woods—(9:00
a.m.-10:15 a.m.) Marin County, one of the most affluent counties
in the U.S. and home of the Muir Woods, is the location of the few
remaining groves of virgin coastal redwoods. These redwoods are among
the tallest and oldest trees in existence. The main trail loop, from
Muir Woods Visitor Center, is a ½ hour, easy one mile stroll that leads
you to the heart of a cathedral-like grove of redwoods. Today, Muir
Woods stands as a reminder of the way much of the surrounding Marin
County land once appeared. |
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