3.14159265359 and That's It
| Daily Summary | May 1 |
|---|---|
| Day | 20 |
| Start | Lake Nacimiento near Paso Robles, CA |
| Finish | Lake Nacimiento near Paso Robles, CA |
| Today’s Miles | 0 |
| Location | https://share.delorme.com/Judice |
Highlights
- We got up at first light to beat the other campers and boaters. We played classical music very loud from our boom box as repayment for yesterday’s rap music. Ross got on the lake while it was still glass and the sun was rising over the hills in the east. Robin enjoyed running before all the campers got up for morning constitutionals. The joys of rising early.
- We drove over to Tobin James Vineyards for wine tasting. This winery has the largest wine club in the world. We tasted several whites including their oaked Chardonnay and their flagship Zinfandel. We left with a bottle of Château Le Cacheflo because the name says it all. And it was tasty.
- We drove around the countryside looking for a recommended winery/vineyard that had shaded parking near their tasting room. The temperatures were approaching the 80s and Mr. Spock and T'Chat were in the jeep. In the end, rather than subject them to the heat we simply drove the long and winding roads around the countryside, enjoying the vineyards up on the hillside and the sights. We decided we need to come back to Paso Robles with our friends and a limousine driver instead of our pets.
- The weekend campers packed up their tents and left. We noticed some strange behavior among our fellow camper compadres. They have no compunction about taking hatchets to chop down campground trees for firewood (which me thinks is against the campground regulations). Also, the boys/men use towels like scarves around their necks to keep warm in the early morning to guard against the cold. At first you think everyone is heading to the showers, but later realize that they are just very large terry cloth scarves.
- Our fellow campers believe leashes are optional resulting in two dog fights and at least one dog scaring the shit out of a man walking by. To his credit, Mr. Spock did apologize. Just kidding, Spock is a very gooooood booooyyyyy! Seriously, some largish dog lunged at some smallish man and the dog owner initially couldn’t get the dog to back off. Ross ran to get a suture kit and was disappointed when the dog gave up.
- As we were enjoying the first totally quiet evening after the weekenders emptied out, we looked across the small cove and noticed a woman hiking down a trail. Ten steps behind her was her cat running along obediently. It was a funny sight to see. We pointed out the good behavior to T'Chat as a teaching point. We’re pretty sure she’s considering changing her behavior. It will be so awesome when T'Chat chases us for a change.
Lowlights
- It is clear that the water drought has affected the landscape in this area. The lake is very low compared to what appears to be historical norms. One of the boat launches doesn’t even reach the lake. At the wine tasting today, the pourer mentioned that there was a moratorium on any new vineyards and wineries. It will be interesting to see what Paso Robles looks like in 10 or 20 years. We keep hearing that the grapes just love harsh conditions. Of course it’s always someone speaking on behalf of the grapes. LET THE GRAPES SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES, DAMMIT!
- After a long streak of the most excellent pie, our streak ended today with very average pies from Cider Creek Bakery in Paso Robles where they clearly use canned peaches and sad little frozen blueberries. The horror of it all. We always heard that pie went to infinity, so we’re sad to see our pie (streak) end.