Have covid shots will travel! Travel post-pandemic was such a crazy idea, but I was definitely missing getting away, or just not being in my apartment. It was a surreal couple of days after being two weeks clear of my vaccine and then hopping on a plane hanging with a friend and being out and about doing things. Why Boise? Well mainly because I have a friend who has been there for most of the pandemic, but also I’d never been. So Boise is very outdoorsy and I, between my foot issues and my desire to be in shade at all times, am not so much. So my friend catered our activities to things that were a little more my speed.

Priorities of course included food and drink. Breakfasts including a couple of outings, The Griddle provided some standard fare, I appreciate a make your own omelet. I’m also on a limited sourdough bread only (yeast, sheesh) and able to get a sourdough breakfast sandwich at Certified. This was in a cute neighborhood so we did a little stroll around. Good happy hour at Tavern at Bown Crossing followed by dinner. And “wine Wednesday” at The Refuge followed by sourdough of the pizza variety at Flying Pie Pizzeria. And I have to say it’s been so long since I had pizza I was just happy to be on a carb frenzy I’ll forgive their one can option of wine…. Also while doing a stroll around downtown (which felt like mostly bars and restaurants) we had a tasty lunch at Fork with a nice outside patio. Another foodie day did also include a trip to the local farmer’s market, which I recall was followed by a trip to Costco to get full balance.

For a bit about where I was there’s the Idaho State Museum, which is small but brought back the fun of a grade school field trip. We made a quick pop into the Basque Museum and Cultural Center, quick mostly because it was closing but our 15-20 minutes covered what they had of the Basque experience. A stop at one of the Basque restaurants nearby would make a nice pairing. And then one day we did those electric scooters (and survived), along the very pretty green belt that runs along the river. That trip included the collection at the Boise Art Museum which was also nicely done. Followed up by a trip to Telaya Wine Co for some yummy wine tasting on a pretty afternoon.

The weather this time of year is generally a little warmer than in San Francisco, but I did hit a milder spell, which is fine for my pale skin (though I was surprised by how quickly my normally ignored skin dried out). While I enjoyed my time touring around I have to admit my fave thing was hanging with my friend on her patio watching the many ducks that would make their way down the creek (no duckling sightings, unfortunately). There was even a guest appearance by a couple of deer. Overall an excellent and appreciated getaway.