NorCal CF/Winery Tour Day #3

Our final day in Chico started off with another fantastic breakfast recommendation. Cafe Coda is a great little artsy, music-themed joint. Amy had the Red House and I had the Applewood Sausage Hash. The hash was tasty, but a little heavy on the potatoes, could have used more sausage which was very tasty. The Red House was phenomenal. We also split an apple oatmeal pancake, uhh...yeah...that was good!

After brekkie we stopped at Barnes & Noble and then zipped over to NorCal Stength & Conditioning. We helped Robb, Nicki, Natalie and some other gym regulars haul flooring back over to the old gym. A bit of a SNAFU is delaying the opening of the new facility, so time to put the old place back together.

While we were in the new place we couldn't help but to jump on the new pull-up bars and play around for a while. They are just so damn sexy they scream to be utilzed. Don't take my word for it, check them out for yourself:


They had these beauties crafted by some guys who usually make custom choppers, brilliant. After the work was done there was a little time left over to play. Robb cooked up a spicy little WOD for Amy and I to make sure our send off was a good one: 10 minutes AMRAP - 4 plyo push-ups, 6 broadjumps, 10 wall ball sit-ups. I finished 12 2/3 rounds and Amy hit 9. That was a really tough 10 minutes. Afterward we had just enough time to catch our breath, snap a quick photo, thank Robb and Nicki profusely for all their hospitality and for sharing their knowledge, and then zip back to the hotel to pack-up the car and head off to wine country. It was a couple of great days in Chico. Wish we had more time to stick around, but we saw just enough to leave us hungry for more.

Next stop on the Hollingsworth Traveling Road Show - the Flamingo Resort & Spa in Santa Rosa. This is a funny little place, straight out of the 60's complete with spinning, neon flamingo sign. The rooms are nice and updated, but it's the exterior that could use a bit of renovating, but I guess that what give this place its "charm".

By the time we hit Santa Rosa we were starving. We had just enough time to get into our room, hit the shower, we were still stinky from our 10 minutes of pain, and then head over to Johnny Garlic's for dinner. This place is co-owned by the Food Network's Guy Fieri. Honestly, when we first got there I was a bit disappointed. It has a very corporate, chain restaurant feel. The staff wasn't very impressive, but the food was quite good. Amy had the Mojito Chicken, which was very moist, and I had the Hunter's Creation special which was BBQ'd Boar Chops, mmm-mmmm. After dinner it was back to the hotel so we could rest up for a long day of wine tasting and exploring. This trip has been chock-full of excitement and it doesn't appear to be slowing down at all. Good thing we are getting home on a Friday and will have a couple of days to recover from our vacation.