All this really happened beginning on April 6. We have been in the back country away from the internet.
We are on are way to Napa Valley where grapes become a special juice to enjoy. We left Mount Shasta behind. On our way to Napa we passed seve
ral interesting sights that I pointed out to Poppie and Gram. We pass sheep again along the highway and you
can see an old barn over there. What wonderful things to see as we travel through southern California.
After a few wrong turns (I keep telling Poppie to listen to Mona our GPS guide) w
e finally arrived in Napa with the temperature in the low 80s
. The campground was at the north end of town and perfect. Close to the vines that have those delicious grapes. Poppie and Gram quickly set up the trailer and we were off to a location I knew they would both enjoy, Mum Winery. As you can see in the pictures Poppie and Gram are happily drinking their white grape juice. They told me it was a very light, sparkling, and bubbly. I told them I would rather have an A&W Root beer. Jackson this is for you. I know you like small critters. Well a small one joined us near our table at ground level soaking up the sun just like we were. He was simply fascinating. You would have enjoyed watching him.
The next day found us sleeping in to 8 am. Poppie said the juice taste better latter in the day. Sometime after 12 pm. Well it was OK with me to have some ex
tra sleep. As you can see it was raining as we started out. The great weather we had yesterday was gone at least for today. We drove north through the Napa Valley looking for those special places. We stopped at a few of those places before reaching a small town, Calistoga. I helped Gram find the important shops to visit in town, while Poppie tagged along.
At one of the special stops we made some people were talking about this extra special winery, The Black Chicken that made some very tasty juice. I knew I had to take Poppie and Gram to it, so they too would know how fine the juice tasted.
I easily found the winery with the help of Mona (Poppie listened to her this time). I told them to hurry down the path because it was almost closing time. As you can see the path was quite curvy. When Poppie and Gram took their first taste of the juice they weren’t disappointed. They both said, “ Yummers!” This is also my favorite saying when something tastes great. As Poppie and Gram drank the extra special juice, the server told them a story of how the winery got its name.
Back in the 40s her grandfather made this special juice for his family. Word got out to others and they wanted it for their families. Her grandpa didn’t want to get into the juice making business so he had to secretly sell the juice to them. They gave him their orders over the phone called a “Party Line”, whatever that is. Well anyway I guess everyone can listen to everyone else so he had to have a secret password for his buyers. You probably already guessed the password was “Black Chicken”. So her grandpa would take a jug of his special juice and deliver it that night. What a way to start a winery. Don’t I look fantastic next to the Black Chicken? Yes, I do.
We are on are way to Napa Valley where grapes become a special juice to enjoy. We left Mount Shasta behind. On our way to Napa we passed seve
ral interesting sights that I pointed out to Poppie and Gram. We pass sheep again along the highway and you
can see an old barn over there. What wonderful things to see as we travel through southern California.After a few wrong turns (I keep telling Poppie to listen to Mona our GPS guide) w
e finally arrived in Napa with the temperature in the low 80s
. The campground was at the north end of town and perfect. Close to the vines that have those delicious grapes. Poppie and Gram quickly set up the trailer and we were off to a location I knew they would both enjoy, Mum Winery. As you can see in the pictures Poppie and Gram are happily drinking their white grape juice. They told me it was a very light, sparkling, and bubbly. I told them I would rather have an A&W Root beer. Jackson this is for you. I know you like small critters. Well a small one joined us near our table at ground level soaking up the sun just like we were. He was simply fascinating. You would have enjoyed watching him.The next day found us sleeping in to 8 am. Poppie said the juice taste better latter in the day. Sometime after 12 pm. Well it was OK with me to have some ex
tra sleep. As you can see it was raining as we started out. The great weather we had yesterday was gone at least for today. We drove north through the Napa Valley looking for those special places. We stopped at a few of those places before reaching a small town, Calistoga. I helped Gram find the important shops to visit in town, while Poppie tagged along.At one of the special stops we made some people were talking about this extra special winery, The Black Chicken that made some very tasty juice. I knew I had to take Poppie and Gram to it, so they too would know how fine the juice tasted.
I easily found the winery with the help of Mona (Poppie listened to her this time). I told them to hurry down the path because it was almost closing time. As you can see the path was quite curvy. When Poppie and Gram took their first taste of the juice they weren’t disappointed. They both said, “ Yummers!” This is also my favorite saying when something tastes great. As Poppie and Gram drank the extra special juice, the server told them a story of how the winery got its name.
Back in the 40s her grandfather made this special juice for his family. Word got out to others and they wanted it for their families. Her grandpa didn’t want to get into the juice making business so he had to secretly sell the juice to them. They gave him their orders over the phone called a “Party Line”, whatever that is. Well anyway I guess everyone can listen to everyone else so he had to have a secret password for his buyers. You probably already guessed the password was “Black Chicken”. So her grandpa would take a jug of his special juice and deliver it that night. What a way to start a winery. Don’t I look fantastic next to the Black Chicken? Yes, I do.
April 8- Now onto one of my favorite wineries. This one makes me feel like queen. Take a look at the scenery toward th
e bay and the 
fountains. Poppie says they also make good grape juice here, especially the red kind. From here we went to Sonoma, we found great shops to hide from the rain. They also had a great park right in the middle of their city. We left Sonoma to go back to Napa and prepare for our next day of travel.
e bay and the 
fountains. Poppie says they also make good grape juice here, especially the red kind. From here we went to Sonoma, we found great shops to hide from the rain. They also had a great park right in the middle of their city. We left Sonoma to go back to Napa and prepare for our next day of travel.
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