benicia waterfront 2007-05-27 1024×768, originally uploaded by Phil Youngholm.

We went away overnight to Benicia for Memorial Day weekend. Benicia is all of 20 miles away, but it was a chance to get out of the house and relax. Arlin got us a room in a dog-friendly motel, and we just walked around and ate a couple of excellent meals at outdoor tables. The water is the Carquinez Strait, where the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers flow into the bay. The photo was taken looking west toward the Carquinez Bridge.