2012 - Part the First

Seems that 2012 has been a very busy time. We have had plenty of visitors and have been putting in a considerable time at work. Ok, a bit of laziness has also been a part of it as well. In either case, finally found a small bit of time (and motivation) to add to the blog. 

Maria found this on the Living Social website - its called Barkissimo. Its a boat in the bay that can be accessed from the Emeryville docks. The guy who owns it is a writer and artist and converted the boat into his home and then later into a bed and breakfast. We got there late in the evening and as we were wandering around the docks - I was thinking - where the hell have you taking me woman? But the stay was amazing. What's more, the guy who owns it is also a chef and the breakfast was beyond gourmet. Besides that it gave Maria and I a chance to just hang out and watch the water. We took a walk that night along the rest of the boats and the adjoining marina. The sense of calm was juxtaposed with the surrounding scenery of the bay and its cacophony of lights. 

http://www.barkissimo.com/

 

Then it was back to work for a while.

A few weeks later we took the back roads up into west marin. There is a small village called Nicasio - its about 8 or 9 miles south west of Novato. The town square is a baseball diamond flanked by a small church, an awesome little restaurant  - that plays some good music venues (nearly nightly), and a few houses.


From here you can take a variety of trails into the hills surrounding the quaint little hamlet. Down the road is an organic creamery that creates some of the best cheeses. We came on a rainy and cold day - but plan on returning. We are thinking - perhaps bring a few friends hike some trails and then hit that restaurant - by the way heres is the link:

http://www.ranchonicasio.com/

Of course getting back to the city is always a charm. I don't think I've posted a picture of Sri - here he is in all his glory at the ace wasabi restaurant in the Marina. It seems like we hit this place a bit too often. But Maria knows some one who knew someone from the old school days. Doesn't matter the derivation - we end up with off menu items from the chefs.

Alright. Enough for now, need to catch up with some emails and clean up the house - bye for now. And post comments people!