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Too much for two weeks? Re: Tahoe/Napa and north
Hi ladies! I'm finish my doctorate in August and DH and I are planning a vacation out west. We'll have two weeks, one at a relative's timeshare at Lake Tahoe. We did San Francisco at Thanksgiving, so we were thinking about Napa. Can we do a day trip from Tahoe? We are TTC right now, but we thought a vineyard tour or two would be fun, even if I can't drink.
We have family in Seattle and Vancouver, so for the second week we were thinking of driving north through Napa and meandering along the coast to Seattle and spend 2-3 days there at the end of our trip.
So to recap:
Sat-Sat: Timeshare at Lake Tahoe
Sat-Wed: Drive up the coast towards Seattle
Wed-Sat/Sun: Seattle and Vancouver
What say you, travel nesties?
Also, this would necessitate flying open jaw. I've been watching prices but I'm assuming we'd fly into Reno or Sacramento? We'll obviously fly out of Seattle. Neither of us have been in Seattle proper, but I really want DH to meet my family in Vancouver and he's never been there.
Re: Too much for two weeks? Re: Tahoe/Napa and north
You might even want to look at flying from Reno to Seattle, it's not just open jaw airline tickets but also rental cars picked up at one location and dropped at another that add up. You could do a week in Reno/Tahoe, then fly to Seattle and pick up a different rental car there. Orbitz does multi-city tickets.
Reno's a very easy airport to fly in/out of, it's small so you don't need more than an hour max for security, I used it all the time.
There are some wineries around the lake area, and Napa isn't far away depending on which side/end of the lake you are on.
First, CONGRATS on finishing your doctorate!
Now that the proper congrats are done....to be honest, a "day trip" from Tahoe to Napa would be a bit long from me. Without traffic, it is at least a 3 hour drive.In short, assuming you sleep 'til a normal time, I'm not sure how much time you'd actually spend IN Napa/doing Napa-y things.
Plus, I couldn't imagine going on a winery tour/doing tastings if I couldn't drink. But then again, I might be a lush
However, if you just wanted to stay the night in Napa and do a nice dinner there, that could be a decent idea.
The roadtrip sounds like fun, but keep in mind that driving up the coast is going to be long. Highway 1/101 is gorgeous, but VERY curvy at parts. Not sure how much fun that would be in your first tri.
Not trying to discourage, because the trip sounds awesome--just a few things to think about...
Thanks! It's been a good ride, but we are looking forward to celebrating the end.
Thanks for all your input. I actually hadn't thought about flying from Reno to Seattle. We actually love driving and road trips though, so even though it's long, I think we would still enjoy it. Plus, we're trying to hit all 50 states and neither of us have Oregon.
But I'm definitely going to consider the cost about the rental car. I knew it would be more expensive to drop it off at a different location. Are there any agencies that waive that fee? We also have a Zipcar membership, but I'm pretty sure you can't drive them that far.
You can do a day trip to Napa from Tahoe, but I wouldn't. If you just want to do some winery-related things, you could go to the El Dorado wine country which is much closer to Lake Tahoe and has some great spots. It's near Placerville for reference on a map.
There are also a couple of restaurants that have opened up in that area with chefs who trained under Thomas Keller (some at French Laundry), so you can get pretty good, high end meals in that area (extra bonus, they tend to be WAY cheaper than Napa.)