Day 1
We set out on Saturday November 17th bright and early, and actually on time! Our destination was Wine Country RV resort in Paso Robles, it took us about 3 hours to pull into our nice spot, spot 84.
After we got settled we headed for a local favorite Restaurant 4 Hermanos for a little late lunch. We then headed over the hill towards the water on the foggiest night to Hearst Castle. It was all lit up on the hill.
We made reservations for the night tour a few months before, and the castle was all decorated for Christmas.
We are glad we did the night tour but will for sure be back to do the day tour as well.
Day 2
On our second day in Paso we set out to explore what the area is known for... WINE!
Our first stop was Linne Calodo. This is one of the two places where we had to make reservations. They only had one wine to taste and you were unable to purchase anything. Interesting way to start the day, the girl that worked at the tasting room was nice and let us know that the 2012 harvest was very successful!
Our second stop was Turley, they are known for there very old vine zins.
Next we headed to Hunt, which was just a small tasting room on the side of the road, they had a lot of different wines.
Our next winery we stopped at was La Venture they had some nice blends here, and we got to keep the glass!
We then had a nice warm picnic lunch at Farmstand 46
Our fifth stop of the day was villa creek. A very small tasting room in their production area.
Next stop was Tablas Creek, where we did a tour of their organic winery. They do a wine that is similar to the Chateauneuf du Pape due to the soil type that is found in the Paso region
7th winery of the day (who is counting?!) was not a planned one, Adelaida. I think this one was my favorite, the tasting room employees were very nice and they had a wide variety of wines.
Last stop of the day was Robert Hall, which was conveniently located across the street from the RV park.
We were not super hungry, but wanted to get out and see a bit more of Paso. We searched yelp and headed to Il Cortile, it was an amazing little italian restaurant filled with locals.
Day 3
We left Paso in the late morning and headed to Flying Flags RV park in Buellton, just the three of us!
We had to make a stop in Santa Maria for some of the world famous tri-tip at Skip Gibsons
We made it to the park in the afternoon. It was a nice park and we had the FRONT parking spot one of the "super premium sites" It fit our little streamer just perfect. We got all set up and Rob and I had to do some work as it was Monday.
Then we headed out to explore the area a bit. We checked out Los Olivos, and to our surprise it was a whole street of little tasting rooms! Just what we needed more wine!
For dinner we headed to Andersens, famous for their pea soup! It was ok!
Day 4
We toured Solvang, and started off with some amazing pancakes at Paula's
Then we had some treats at Solvang Restaurant and their famous Aebleskiver
And then headed to our last winery of the trip Alma Rosa, focused mainly on Pinots.
That night we had dinner at the Hitching Post II, made famous by the movie "Sideways"
Day 5
We got up early and made our longest drive to Palm Desert where we spent the next few days.
Rob cooked us one of his famous fried turkeys
and it was very tasty!
We spent the next few days with our family celebrating thanksgiving, with many hours spent in the swimming pool!
Day 8
Mid afternoon we left Palm Desert and headed up I-5 towards Bakersfield. Rob tried to pick a spot for the night that would be a little off the freeway and a nice place to spend the night. He picked RiverRun RV park. We got there just as it was getting dark, unfortunately it was right next to highway 99 and the river was bone dry! We watched a movie and had some thanksgiving leftovers!
Day 9
We left Bakersfield early and headed home, we made it home around 3pm. Since it was raining most of our drive down to PD the streamer was a mud mess, so we decided to give it its first bath! Right in front of the town house!
We had an awesome trip and we cant wait to do it again next year!
After we got settled we headed for a local favorite Restaurant 4 Hermanos for a little late lunch. We then headed over the hill towards the water on the foggiest night to Hearst Castle. It was all lit up on the hill.
We are glad we did the night tour but will for sure be back to do the day tour as well.
Day 2
On our second day in Paso we set out to explore what the area is known for... WINE!
Our first stop was Linne Calodo. This is one of the two places where we had to make reservations. They only had one wine to taste and you were unable to purchase anything. Interesting way to start the day, the girl that worked at the tasting room was nice and let us know that the 2012 harvest was very successful!
Our second stop was Turley, they are known for there very old vine zins.
Next we headed to Hunt, which was just a small tasting room on the side of the road, they had a lot of different wines.
Our next winery we stopped at was La Venture they had some nice blends here, and we got to keep the glass!
We then had a nice warm picnic lunch at Farmstand 46
Our fifth stop of the day was villa creek. A very small tasting room in their production area.
Next stop was Tablas Creek, where we did a tour of their organic winery. They do a wine that is similar to the Chateauneuf du Pape due to the soil type that is found in the Paso region
7th winery of the day (who is counting?!) was not a planned one, Adelaida. I think this one was my favorite, the tasting room employees were very nice and they had a wide variety of wines.
Last stop of the day was Robert Hall, which was conveniently located across the street from the RV park.
We were not super hungry, but wanted to get out and see a bit more of Paso. We searched yelp and headed to Il Cortile, it was an amazing little italian restaurant filled with locals.
Day 3
We left Paso in the late morning and headed to Flying Flags RV park in Buellton, just the three of us!
We made it to the park in the afternoon. It was a nice park and we had the FRONT parking spot one of the "super premium sites" It fit our little streamer just perfect. We got all set up and Rob and I had to do some work as it was Monday.
Then we headed out to explore the area a bit. We checked out Los Olivos, and to our surprise it was a whole street of little tasting rooms! Just what we needed more wine!
For dinner we headed to Andersens, famous for their pea soup! It was ok!
Day 4
We toured Solvang, and started off with some amazing pancakes at Paula's
Then we had some treats at Solvang Restaurant and their famous Aebleskiver
And then headed to our last winery of the trip Alma Rosa, focused mainly on Pinots.
That night we had dinner at the Hitching Post II, made famous by the movie "Sideways"
Day 5
We got up early and made our longest drive to Palm Desert where we spent the next few days.
Rob cooked us one of his famous fried turkeys
and it was very tasty!
We spent the next few days with our family celebrating thanksgiving, with many hours spent in the swimming pool!
Day 8
Mid afternoon we left Palm Desert and headed up I-5 towards Bakersfield. Rob tried to pick a spot for the night that would be a little off the freeway and a nice place to spend the night. He picked RiverRun RV park. We got there just as it was getting dark, unfortunately it was right next to highway 99 and the river was bone dry! We watched a movie and had some thanksgiving leftovers!
Day 9
We left Bakersfield early and headed home, we made it home around 3pm. Since it was raining most of our drive down to PD the streamer was a mud mess, so we decided to give it its first bath! Right in front of the town house!
We had an awesome trip and we cant wait to do it again next year!
