Mike and Pat

Mike and Pat
Us with Maximus our dog and Socrates one of our cats is in the background

Friday, April 29, 2016

April 22, 2016 Ride to Winters, CA-Tour of Jelly Belly Factory--April 23, 2016 Visit to Napa Valley

Friday, April 22, 2016 Ride to Winters, CA-Tour of Jelly Belly Factory

On our way to Canyon Creek RV Park in Winters, CA.  In order to get to Winters we had to pass by Jelly Belly Factory so we stopped.  Yes sometimes we are still kids.  After a quick hour and by the way they had a chocolate with wine tasting.  It was pretty good.  Then off to this campground.

This campground was about a 40 minutes or so through the mountain to get to Napa Valley.  This park was built in the mountains with a creek running beside of it.  There was no phone service nor internet service.  Crazy but it makes you realize how dependent we have become on technology.

Saturday, April 23, 2016 Napa Valley and some wineries.

We first started out at the visitors center in the City of Napa and got us a map.  We drove up on Silverado Trail and came back out on 29.  The countryside was green and the vineyards were jsut starting to grow. We picked out 4 wineries to tour.  We picked Sterling because of the tram ride to the top overlooking the valley below.  The wines here were VERY GOOD.  Next, was Castello di Amorosa looked like a castle and it was a pretty cool place.  Wine was okay I liked their sweet wine but on the pricey side but a nice tour through the castle.  I loved it.  Reminded me of Italy.  We stopped at Beringer but it was closed and the last one was Mondavi.  Which is the oldest one in Napa and the wines were pretty good.  The best wines of the day go to Sterling.  Michael finally can say that he has seen Napa Valley.



Picture of Princess Di made of Jelly Beans

One of a Indian Chief

Mike walking cha cha steps



Downtown Napa

Vulture drying his wings

Entrance of Sterling Vineyards


VIEWS FROM THE AERIAL CAR

Sterling Vineyards

Entrance to Castello di Amorosa

SOME OF THE FEATURES OF THE CASTLE




Castello di Amorosa

eNTRANCE TO mONDAVI vINEYARDS

Ornamental Olive Tree

A Grapevine

Our site at Canyon Creek

The creek besides the campground




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