We are in Paso Robles, CA, about thirty miles north of San Luis Obispo in central California. We are at a lovely RV resort called Vines - www.vinesrvresort.com. They just opened this past April. A few weeks ago I happened to come across an ad the manager had posted on a Facebook page looking for workampers. (Workampers put in a certain number of hours each week working for the facility in exchange for a place to park their rig, utilities, etc.) Max and I talked about it, researched the place and the area, and thought why not--could be a lovely place to spend part of the winter. And the worst she could do was say no, right? Well, surprise, surprise, she hired us! I had been to this area several times to visit clients while working for Tyler, and I knew it was beautiful. I am excited to show it to Max. A few pictures of our new stomping grounds...
Of course one of the things that makes this new lifestyle so much fun is all the different people you meet. Our fellow workampers are so nice and so much fun. Bonnie, the manager who hired us, is a retired teacher and has been workamping for over 10 years. This is the third property she has managed, and she knows what's she's doing. (She also owns one of those big, Class A motorhomes--and drives it herself! I'm always in awe of that. :)) It will be fun to learn from her. Bob, her counterpart and fellow co-manager, is a retired contractor. I think that man can fix anything! Fred and Alice are another couple who are currently workamping here and are the nicest people.
Our next door neighbors are beekeepers. They have two trucks loaded with beehives, and they go around to the different wineries and orchards with their bees to pollinate the crops. They told Max that right now the pollinating season is over, so they just take their bees out to "feed them". Apparently what that means is right now they take them...wherever they go....and let them out to "feed"/pollinate whatever happens to be around I guess rather than a specific orchard, winery, etc.. They said the best honey you can get is avocado honey. It's darker than most honeys but apparently very flavorful. Gonna have to keep my eye out for that!
Look at Max's new toy. (A loaner from the park. So he can escort rigs to their parking spots, etc.) He thinks he's pretty special. Since I don't get to drive the dually, I may have to just hop on this thing and take off, just to prove to him that I still can. :)
This area is known for its wineries (over 300!), as well as olive oil production and almond and other nut tree orchards. Yesterday we took a nice drive through the country...got lost, of course...found ourselves again...and saw some beautiful sights. We visited our first winery. The scenery is just breathtaking.
I climbed back in the truck with my treasure. He said, "Of course you picked that up off the ground, right?" Right.
Next we visited an olive orchard and producer of top notch olive oil. They have some 6,000 trees on 45 acres, and it's quite a sight.
They give you a little bag of French bread and let you taste all their products, including a line of spices. Yeah boy...we had us some fun! And walked out a bit poorer, of course. But we have to support the local merchants, right?!
They have this out their front door. Yep...that's a chair. Made out of a tree trunk. And I guess the thing next to it is...the side table? How cute is that!
We're going to be here until sometime after the first of the year so I'm sure I'll have lots more stories to share. Come back to see us. In the meantime...take care!
Paula
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