Dear Joan, Nicole, Randy & Ted,

First and foremost, thank you very much for your continuous emails and all your support with our endevours. I hope you’re all well, and enjoying life I wanted to let you know that myself, Sarah Parker, Shar Swanson and Henk Van der Gaag are all off to “The Big Apple” this week in order to obtain our official NYC Guide License!! I’m sure it’ll be a wonderful experience and an excellent opportunity for us all. There’s certainly a lot of material to learn, but it’s well worth it!! Will let you know how it all went. By the way, we’ve joined Bob Brennan’s class (ex ITMI). He’s being extremely helpful with it all.

Also wanted to let you know, with regards to the above subject, is that recently I read an interesting book about Napa Winemaking and Wineries, Terroir etc…I have been wanting to improve my knowledge of the Wine Country, in the hope of perhaps leading a group there one day. Well i must say, i refered to this book from the Berkeley library called: “The Winemakers Dance”. Unfortunately I don’t remember who the authors were. However, there’s only this one title if someone needs to look it up. The information it has is extremely useful, well written, and very thorough.

Take care of yourselves and thanks again for everything. See you soon!!

Vicky xoxo

This is a must have if your are going to do the California Costal area at all.

I wouldn’t leave home without it: California Costal Resource Guide I had a hard time finding it when I was looking but did it at Point Loma gift and Book store.

It has the Costal Mountains Streams and Rivers, Bluff, dunes Wetland. As well as Plants Trees and Animals.

If it some information on a costal lighthouse this is the place for the information.

The nicest part of this book is that it is in in areas of travel and then it is alpha when-in the area.

I paid $18.00 for this book when I got it and I bet it has made me a lot more than that by being able to find the answer to a question quickly when needed.

Sandy White-Swift