Right now we have landed in Paso Robles, California at a really good RV park. We'll probably be here for a couple of days to see the area, the Hearst Castle and the vinyards; actually the RV park is attached to a vinyard with wine tasting, so there you go. In the meantime I need to catch up and here are a few outtakes from the last week or so. First and formost we cannot forget Jo-Anne's birthday in December ... and a significant one at that, if you can read the inscription on the bottle.

Just west of Carmel is the little place called Carmel Valley Village and the Georgis winery which sells a lot of the stuff locally. Wonderful host and nice fire .... and wine and cheese.

Brother Bill relaxing from the wine business and having just re-stoked the fireplace in his house at Christmas time.

And the Chateau Julien winery in the Carmel Valley Village. This was an impressive place that rivaled those in Napa but still with a very friendly (free) tasting host.