Since my last post I returned to glass beach, walked in more virgin redwood forests, went to 3 wine tastings at Anderson Valley wineries, sat on my butt for 12 hours driving and then flying cross country,got off my butt and walked 9.3 miles in the Gate River “Run”, successfully repaired (with Tim’s help) K&T’s washing machine, saw both daughters at the same time and finally returned home to find everything in good order (until I unpacked and exploded our suitcases in the den). Even the cat feeder is still feeding.
Our last day in California started out sunny so we went to Glass Beach to see if it really sparkled. It did.
We headed down to the area southeast of FT Bragg first to visit a winery(Navarro Vineyards).
Many of the wineries in this area have free wine tastings We liked the Navarro wine so much that we bought a mixed case of their wines.
After a delicious Mexican lunch at a place called Libby’s we then went to hike in Hendly Woods State Park. It consists of several virgin redwood groves.
Water vapor steaming off stumps in the warm Sun
Then we hit 2 more wineries, Husch Vineyards and Roederer Estate (sparkling wines).
There are 9 or 10 wineries packed in side by side on a relatively short stretch of Highway 128. Unlike Napa Valley the wine tastings are not crowded and in 3 out of the 4 tastings we went to this week we got personal service (because we were the only people tasting).
It actually remained partly sunny all day so at sunset time we went to the beach to catch it in pictures. Right at sunset a nasty layer of clouds snuck in and limited the show. Here are a few pictures.
That finishes California—
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