Out West - Day 31

Thursday, October 2 - Day 31. When we awoke this morning in Klamath, CA, it was POURING rain! We got up, showered, dressed and had breakfast, and the rain would not let up. So, our plan for the day, which was to do a bit of sight-seeing in the area, was scrapped. We decided to head south toward wine country, where the weather promised to be better.

We started out with me driving the motor home, and Kathy driving the car, as we wanted to put some fuel into the motor home, and getting in and out of the gas stations here is almost impossible, and that's without towing the car. One thing that disappoints me about California, so far, is that they sure don't cater to RVers. The filling stations where Diesel fuel is sold are so tight to get into and out of that we thought we would try it without having the car in tow. We ended up driving BOTH vehicles about 50 miles before we found a filling station where we could get into and out of it easily, and the price wasn't exhorbitant. After fueling, we parked in a mall parking lot to attach the car. Before doing that, however, we decided to find a place for lunch. We went to a little place in Eureka, CA, called Katrina's. We decided on splitting soup and a sandwich - Turkey Club/Pea Soup. I have to say that the pea soup was one of the best we have tasted, other than home-made! The Turkey Club was excellent, as well. In all, we were very satisfied with the food at Katrina's and recommend it to everyone (if you ever find yourself in Eureka, CA).

We finally made it to Santa Rosa at about 6PM. As luck would have it, we ran smack into "rush hour" traffic, and the road conditions for about 10 miles approaching Santa Rosa were as bad as some of the worst roads back east!! Everything in the motor home was "walking" off of the counters, or shifting in the cabinets and fridge. We had to remind ourselves to open everything verrrrryyy sloooowwwlllyyy!

So, we are now in "WINE COUNTRY"! We plan on spending at least a few days here, visiting the various wineries in the area and tasting the wines. Who knows, we may NEVER leave!! On the way in, we passed the Parducci Winery, the Kendall-Jackson Winery, and a few others we have not heard of. We hope to visit the Tisdale Winery, but that is over in Modesto, about an hour away, to the east. To anyone who has never been to the Napa Valley in Sonoma County, it is very beautiful here. Santa Rosa is a very nice city, and it is quite large, from what we could see on our way through. We are currently staying at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds RV Park, where we have full hookups at a reasonable price per night. Not the finest campground we have visited, but it is OK for tonight. Tomorrow, we may try to find another place while we are out and about. (Aside to NAB - the KOA in Petaluma wanted over $60/night!!! Probably not anywhere close to what you paid when you were here!)

Be sure to tune in tomorrow for an update on our adventures in WINE COUNTRY!

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