. >> reporter: mike exploring yonkville and finding lots of others had the same idea. >> i think we'reing back. we're on a trajectory of trying to come back to our old way of life. >> i'm just tuckered out. i'm tired. >> reporter: tom davie says the holiday weekend brought crowds me never expected. >> this is the busiest that we've been in probably two years. flat out. and people are so excited to be here, they've been cooped up for over a year. >> reporter: this winery now hosting its first wedding ceremony of the season. >> i'm super happy and excited. but i really want to celebrate tonight because tonight might be a bridge. a bridge toward normalcy. >> reporter: many hotels like el benita were closed last memorial day weekend due to the pandemic this year it's a much different picture. >> we're wearing masks to take precaution but we were down for the entire weekend. >> there's a sense of flow returning. >> reporter: san helena major elsworth isn't celebrating yet. he knows that bringing the community back to prepandemic levels is going to take time. >> the loss was significant, it'

. >> reporter: mike exploring yonkville and finding lots of others had the same idea. >> i think we'ree on a trajectory of trying to come back to our old way of life. >> i'm just tuckered out. i'm tired. >> reporter: tom davie says the holiday weekend brought crowds me never expected. >> this is the busiest that we've been in probably two years. flat out. and people are so excited to be here, they've been cooped up for over a year. >> reporter: this winery now hosting its first wedding ceremony of the season. >> i'm super happy and excited. but i really want to celebrate tonight because tonight might be a bridge. a bridge toward normalcy. >> reporter: many hotels like el benita were closed last memorial day weekend due to the pandemic this year it's a much different picture. >> we're wearing masks to take precaution but we were down for the entire weekend. >> there's a sense of flow returning. >> reporter: san helena major elsworth isn't celebrating yet. he knows that bringing the community back to prepandemic levels is going to take time. >> the loss was significant, it's going to tak