Road Trip - Day 13 through Day 15

Time is getting away from me and it's scary! Eek.

After rolling into California on Day 13 and reentering civilization we obviously did what any civilized group of human road trippers would do.  We shot ourselves in the face!

Wait, what? 

Seriously.  In an attempt to try everything that we've never done (and see all sides to this crazy country), our non-violent selves went to a gun range. I cannot tell you how absolutely terrifying the whole ordeal was.  I honestly almost passed out during our gun safety demonstration.  And then I almost blacked out when I actually had to hold the thing in my hands.  Whew.  Guns are so NOT for me.  But we still had fun with it and were out of there in an hour.

From there it was time to park the RV, wash any gun evidence off of us and stumble upon the MOST amazing dinner in Napa Valley.  The restaurant was Carpe Diem (a wine bar) and it was chock-full of mouthwatering deliciousness.  They even had breaded olives filled with goat cheese!

Day 14 was reserved for wine, wine, wine.  The first winery we saw was Chateau St. Jean.  After our tasting, we bought a bottle of the Chardonnay and sandwiches for a little picnic on the grounds. 

Next up was Deerfield Winery because we heard that they conduct their tastings in a cave.  We had to experience it and thank goodness we did. The cave did not dissapoint.

Last on the wine tour extravaganza was Ledson Winery. It was beautiful! 

I sat out of this tasting and opted for a glass of white instead, but the group really enjoyed their tastes.  At this place, we bought a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc to share on the grounds as well and made sure to stay until the last minute that they were open.  Good thing we did, because once the last door of the mansion was locked, we headed to the RV and realized we had lost our keys!  Woohoo!  We had to beg someone to let us back in, scour the grounds inside and out and have Jeff break into our RV through the window. 

After all that, they were OF COURSE in the gift shop bag. Of course.

We needed a good laugh at the bar sitting at the foot of our RV site after that...

Day 15 has been slow going because of Night 14's late night activity, but we DID actually go to a really great breakfast spot called Worth Our Weight.  Everything is free for a donation and the food and staff are incredible.  Google it!

We're almost in San Francisco now!  Over the Golden Gate Bridge we go!
xoxo
L