Love Is In The Air

Not long ago I was a part of a birthday adventure for Mary Costa (pictured at right!). Much like the Joshua Tree trip, this day involved planning and packed lunches, but in addition, this trip also involved a rented van and lots of wine.

We spent the day at Malibu Wines, a vineyard that offers colorful scenery (vintage cars painted bold colors, lots of picnic tables and benches, and old-timey trailers), wine tastings for 10 and 12 dollars (includes four samples), and many reasonably priced bottles to enjoy while you stay there. You have to buy at least one bottle per group, but with our group of about ten people, that was not a problem at all. You also get a free wine glass with each purchase.

We left for Malibu Wines at around 10:30 and got there in time to set up our picnicked food for lunch. After several bottles of wine we played "Mary trivia" with my team coming in third place out of four, but I'm proud of us. We did a stand up job--it was a very competitive game, let me tell you. After that we all dispersed and explored the area. My friend Cricket and I found some nice photo opportunities by a pale blue vintage car, and then we made our way to a hillside area that had more chairs to relax in. At that time, four planes flew over head and spelled out "Love is in the Air." It was a sweet touch to a very enjoyable adventure. You can go to Malibuwine.com for more information and for a map to the winery.

At around four we were ready to head back. It was a great day and I'd recommend it to anyone looking for a weekend day trip. There's an amazing video about our day at itsaroything.blogspot.com. Check it out!

And enjoy these pictures: