Back to civilization

Eastside Road, Healdsburg, August 25, 2009 —

CAMP COFFEE TO START the day, strong and delicious (I'd brought ground Blue Bottle "Romano" coffee to stir into the spring water), but it took a nice cappuccino in Covelo a couple of hours later, to nail the morning down. And, after three days essentially in the Wild West, I was starved for a good salad.
Back home by two in the afternoon that's just what I made. Garlic crushed with salt; good olive oil; my own Eastside Road vinegar, and good organic lettuce. A loaf of bread, more oil and salt, and bliss.

And then a pleasant dinner with friends: barbecued chicken; nicely dressed tomatoes and cucumbers, sautéed onions and peppers; rice with tomatoes and peppers; good conversation. I like the wilderness; I also like civilization.

Sauvignon blanc, New Zealand