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Staying at a Winery
... Winery which is located in Hopland. We chose this winery because they are members of Harvest Hosts and so we decided to stay there for the night. Star was parked beside the grape vines, in amongst some incredible scenery. We found out that this winery is owned by Canadians who bought about 6 other wineries in the area. Greg and I sampled a few wines here and purchased a couple bottles of white wine.
Then we unhitched the Fiesta and drove the short ...
Back to the coast
... We did see some huge towering redwoods but after about 10 miles the road was closed because of a marathon being held today. We were very disappointed. So we returned to the Pacific Coast Highway and lo and behold there were towering redwoods everywhere.
Our next stop was to the log house. This is a 2,100 year old redwood tree that was hollowed out and a complete home was built inside it. It was originally built in 1946 and then travelled around the US until ...
Coastal catastrophe
... navigator's seat, nerves slightly calmed. I got back behind the wheel, feeling determined to finish the drive and then enjoy the sweet fizzy motivation now awaiting me in the cooler.
Another 45 minutes of sharp curves got us out to the coast, where we turned south. The road remained just as curvy, except that the distance we would fall if I misjudged a turn increased 5-fold, and there were sharp rocks and icy cold water at the bottom. Needless ...
Russian River, Hendy Woods and Home...
... night.
I have no idea why they call these places "parks". There is no grass, nothing green, only rows of RV's being used as permanent homes complete with makeshift stairs and porches and a dumpy little office that looks like it belongs in some rural, obscure small town (cue the banjo music). The bathrooms are generally clean, but the tile is from the late 1950’s and not in the retro-vintage charming sense. If you are lucky there is ...
How Not to Get Ripped Off or Dissatisfied Abroad
... are doing other stuff... Putting lubricanant on you, here comes a neck massage. Watch out for after the haircut because they effortlessly segue into doing other things to add cost.
Another area you can get ripped off on is food. You do have to eat right? They will sometimes have picture menus for the foreigner. The picture paints a rosy picture, it looks good, but when you get the food there is less than in the picture, or it ...
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