Just home from 4 nights camping down in Paso Robles. Friends have gone there many times, but this was our first time there. First of all - what a pleasure to make it there in approx. 2 hours instead of 4!
There are some very fancy RV resorts in the area - and we looked at them - and yes, you are getting some nice perks for your money - but you are also paying double or more what we paid for the Paso Robles RV Ranch. Would have preferred concrete over gravel …. and really the only amenity besides WiFi are 6 TV cable channels and an old swimming pool. But it was nice and and quiet there - maybe because it was the middle of the week and after schools had started up for the fall? Quiet and relaxing.
Monday we did mostly nothing. We were both very surprised at how cold it got Monday night and into Tuesday morning. But Tuesday it started warming up.
We started Tuesday off by going to Mission San Miguel. Lovely place, but didn't get to see much because they are always renovating. But the church was charming - and looked like so many of the other missions!
Tuesday we also went to 2 wineries. First was https://www.eberlewinery.com/. Lovely setting - they have a beautiful seating area - overlooking lovely vineyards and the pretty countryside. Best of all - complementary wine tasting! Their wine was nice - and the price was mid range. We did their "wine cave" tour. We have done wine caves at other wineries so this was not overly impressive - but all the people working in the winery are young - upbeat - appear to enjoy what they are doing. We bought one bottle there, and another one of the plastic wine glasses.
And then we went back to https://castorocellars.com/ which we have been to before. We really enjoyed the wines there - and enjoyed speaking and spending time with the people serving the wine. We bought 3 bottles of wine - went home that night and drank one of the bottles...so we ended up running out there again Thursday morning and buying 2 more bottles of that wine and joining their wine club! One of the only wineries in that region that I have seen making as many whites as they do! My only complaint was - they have a sparkling wine - but they do not serve it in the tasting room. The excuse we were given was because sparkling wine is an "occasion wine" and so they do not sell enough - and therefore do not produce as much - to be able to give (sell) tastes. Well, I happen to love sparkling wine and we drink it often and whenever - not just for "occasions"....but I wont buy it without tasting it.
We also drove around the 2 fahn-cy RV resorts!
We ended up eating at a place in Paso Robles http://goodtimesdowntown.com/. It was actually very good. My BLT was huge and the onion rings were the best I have had in ages! Got gas and stopped at Walmart.....then it was time to go back and hit the pool!
Wednesday drove to Cayucas - and there was road construction which ate up a bunch of time - one of our favorite antique stores is gone.....but I did FINALLY get a birthday present!
I would love to hang this over the fireplace but I don't think that is going to happen....so maybe in the bathroom over the toilet.
We then drove to Cambria - and another one of our favorite antique places is gone. Walked around the yarn shop, fondling and smelling the yarn and DID NOT BUY A THING!
But we ate at an awesome place that we had never tried before: https://cambriacafe.com/. Everything on the menu sounded good but as we were looking at the menu outside, a couple who were leaving recommended the tacos so we had those....and oh my gosh were they good! Home made everything - beans, rice, and tortillas! I definitely recommend this place!
And then back to, you guessed it, hit the swimming pool again. Much warmer this day so the pool felt better too!
Thursday we went into Paso Robles. Hit a couple of antique stores, a thrift store, and an AWESOME second hand book store called Spare Time. Ended up with 10 books and spent only $19!! And then we ate at the Cowgirl Café in Paso Robles. Only 1 or 2 degrees hotter than Wednesday but it felt soooo much hotter. So when they brought our ice tea - we were immediately impressed! Mason Jar glasses - the quart sized!!!!!!! Their potato salad was good (a but too much may) and they also served what tasted like home made pickles with the sandwiches. The bread was not the run of the mill grocery store bread but very good bakery tasting - and my roast beef sandwich was to die for! The roast beef was so lean, so tender and so tasty! Tom had a ham sandwich and the ham was THICK!
Definitely recommend this place!
After all this - fillup on gas, another stop at Walmart, and back to the swimming pool!!!!!
We are talking about going back down in October if we can get a spot - to go see the scarecrows in Cambria!
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