Day 3- Calistoga

Our third day of cycling we headed over to Calistoga, which is a cute little town in the North Napa Valley, famous for mineral water and mud baths. Before we left we stopped by to see an old friend of mine from high school, Cari Martin (Carson.) It was brief but good to catch up. She has 3 girls, ages 10, 7 and 3. Her husband is a fireman and they live in St. Helena.

We went north on Silverado trail, crossed over in Calistoga and started down Hwy 29. We turned up a really steep hill called Diamond Mtn Road, that the guys at the bike shop had told us about. I was feeling a little tired after 3 days of riding but my

From Day 3-Calistoga

IRONMAN husband went all the way
to the top!! It was a great way to finish
up our trip. We are hoping to make this an annual trip. We decided to head back to my parents' house Thursday night rather than staying over, since I was missing my baby!!! Of course she was fine with Grandma and Grandpa, and she was asleep by the time we got home, but 2 1/2 days is a LONG TIME! hehe

HERE are the rest of the pictures.