On Wednesday morning we bid farewell to Mike and Ann and drove south to Solvang for a visit with three old friends at the Lutheran Home. We were pleased to spend time with Mildred Carlsen, Olga Belgum and Dorothy Corneils old friends from our days in Thousand Oaks, CA.

We then continued to Rincon Beach for our last night on the road. Spending our last night at Rincon has become a bit of a ritual for us and we love it. Our motorhome was parked within feet of the ocean and we could hear the surf all night. We celebrated our last night out with some barbequed coho salmon on grilled asperagus and some nice Pinot Noir from Hug Cellars. Then we sat by our bonfire and sipped tea while listening to the ocean.

This morning we mad our usual stop at Underwood Vegetable market for veggies and then continued to Riverside. The motorhome is not yet completely unpacked but we are content to be home and back to our at home way of life, after a lot of catching up on mail, gardening, cleaning etc.

Thanks for being a part of our 2007 motorhome adventure. Next year we will be blogging from Alaska.

Wine Tasting in Paso Robles

On Monday morning, October 1st we loaded up and headed for Paso Robles for a couple of days of wine tasting with old friends Mike and Ann Lyon from Pebble Beach. They met us there at lunch time on Monday and, after lunch at the motorhome, we went wine tasting. Wild Coyote was our first destination where we tasted some nice Syrah and Merlot. We then went to Garretson and Hug wineries before collapsing back at the motorhome.

On Tuesday morning after being fortified with a nice sausage and egg bake by Mary we headed out for more tasting. This time we started at Adelaida Cellars for a taste of some Rhone varietals followed by a visit to Tablas Creek for some more of the same. After a nice picnic lunch at Tablas Creek we visited Whalebone Winery and Summerwood Winery for some more nice wines. Then it was back to the motorhome for a nap before dinner at the Artisan Restaurant in Paso Robles. We had a wonderful meal there.

Mike and Ann Lyon

The Four of Us at Whalebone Winery

Campbell

After leaving Rogue River we spent one night on the Sacramento River in Corning, CA and then continued to Campbell for some time with our daughter Karyn and her family. We were excited to see Lucia our four year old grand daughter and Beckett our 7 month old grandson. Oh yes, it was nice to see Karyn and Todd as well.

Beckett Jack Edward Wilder

Lucia Madeline Wilder

A highlight of the weekend was a visit from Lucia and Beckett's great grand mother Grammie from Santa Fe, Mexico. She is a very young 94 years old and just a delight. We did get one photo of four generations of Wilders. Beckett, his dad Todd, his uncle Marshall and his great grandmother, Grammie.

Chris, Grammie, Beckett, Marshall and Todd Wilder

We appreciated being included in the family celebrations. On Saturday evening we opted out of the family party and drove to Santa Cruz to have dinner with good friends Fred and Patty Ohara who we first met while living in England.

Fred & Patty Ohara