Awake: 6:28am Temp 52 sleep 6+15 morning fog….then sunshine overnight @ Sonoma County Fairgrounds RV Park, Santa Rosa, CA.
Kathy goes veggie shopping @ the nearby Farmers Market; she returns (1.3) hrs later. She ran out of cash; after getting our printing press working & her wallet recharged, she returns to the market for another hr of shopping. Here is the list of fresh veggies & other miscellaneous items she placed into our refrigerator’s vegetable bin: spinach, Swiss chard, black/purple/red peppers, yams, persimmons, squash (3) kinds, grapes, Walla-Walla & red onions, fresh rosemary, mixed raisins, bread, balsamic vinegar /olive oil dipping sauce, tomato, baby squash, cheese & a purple cauliflower. I was impressed.
During her shopping time, I talk with my sister, Mary Jo, in Lodi, CA about the upcoming Thanksgiving plans @ their home. “We have reservations @ a nearby campground & are looking forward to a nice visit” I tell her.
Next, K & I take some time to scrutinize our brochures & pamphlets that we acquired @ the visitors center yesterday; studying the route & location of some nearby wineries in Santa Rosa & Sonoma for wine tasting.
1st stop: Kendall-Jackson; about (30) min north of our campground just off US-101. The tasting room was quite eloquent & loaded with wine accessories & different choices of bottled wine. For our $5.00 fee, we each had (2) different wine tastes from a printed list of white & red wines.
2nd stop: Russian River Valley winery in Sonoma County; this tasting room was rather small, plain & had a list of (8) wines to select from. There was no fee.
3rd stop: Rodney Strong Vineyards; near the town of Healdsburg. This tasting room was classy: had the usual wine accessories but also labeled clothing & labeled nicknack's plus a history of how the winery started & changes + significant growth throughout the years. We chose the $5.00 (2) different wines each for tasting. The self tour was most interesting & we were both impressed with the knowledge & servings our taster agent provided.
From here, we programmed our GPS for the town of Healdsburg where we stop & ask directions for a Catholic Church. “(1) block south, then turn right; @ the end of the block across the street you’ll see the church” the lady tells me.” Time now: 4:55pm. Looking @ the Mass schedule, there is a Saturday Mass @ 5:00pm. Good timing on our part. This 5:00pm Mass @ Saint John the Baptist Church had no music which we both thought was unusual. We return to our bus @ 6:20pm.
Dinner: Italian sausage from Johnston, PA; marinara sauce, whole wheat pasta, balsamic vinegar & dipping oil with whole wheat garlic Jack bread.
Late DVR movie: “Northwest Passage” with Spencer Tracy, Robert Young, Walter Brennan, Ruth Hussey, etc. Gritty, evocative filming & story about Rogers’ Rangers & their stoic leader (Tracy), enduring hardships & frustration while opening up new territory in Colonial America; Young & Brennan are greenhorns who learn hard knocks under taskmaster Tracy. The River-fording sequence is a knockout. 1940. Unbelievable filming challenge. Check it out.
Lights out: 12:42am
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