Then on to Truett-Hurst. The host was a great guy who used to sell to Magnolia HiFi. He had a heavy hand in our tasting. There is a creek that runs through the property. We decided to walk around for a bit and he insisted we take a glass of wine with us. The weather was cooperating so it was a good day. We bought a real nice bottle of Cabernet from him.
Then on to Francis Ford Coppola's winery. Gail referred to this place as an "adult theme park". There
was memorabilia from most of his movies and other things to enjoy. There was a pool for any of the guests to enjoy with two lifeguards. It looked like a movie set with personal cabanas each with a bench, vanity and private shower. Not warm enough to enjoy it. Four bocci ball courts for the guests to enjoy. There were many tasting bars and a very nice restaurant as well as outside and inside full bars. A real experience. You don't have to spend a dime. We just browsed and shopped. Too much vino already so no tasting. Here are some photos but they don't really show the true experience.
The winery experience in California is massive. It would take months to visit the entire area. We visited the smaller part of the whole area. We didn't touch Napa which we were told is more commercialized than what we saw with more wineries.
After all this we went to downtown Healdsburg for lunch and a walk. The sun blessed us so we sat in a park and had a picnic. We walked around the quaint town and found Bear Republic Brewing Co so went in and each enjoyed a handcrafted brew. Then back to camp. Another great day.
June 3- Woke up and had breakfast, did laundry, washed the floor and mini blinds, and fixed a light that wasn't working. It was about lunch time and wanted to have In N Out burgers.We looked on line and found there aren't any North of here so we went South to Santa Rosa for lunch. The burgers and fries were very very good. Glad we took the time to do it.
Tomorrow we head to Mendocino, only about 70 miles. So long for now.
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