Moving again. On Friday we moved from Ventura, California up to Paso Robles. But before I get into Paso Robles let me wrap up Ventura and the trip up.
In my previous post I mentioned watching the pelicans fly inches above the water. On Friday morning there were no dolphins swimming for us to view, but the pelicans were sure putting on a show. I kept snapping pictures out our back window and think I captured their low flight.
Normally whenever we stop at an RV park I make sure to fill up the truck with diesel prior to leaving as it is much easier to do so without the trailer attached. This time I forgot and we had just under half a tank and had to drive 160 miles to Paso Robles. I figured we might just make it, but would stop at a station along the way. Well, taking highway 101 north we did not come across any RV friendly stations (like truck stops), so we kept on. About 30 miles outside of Paso Robles the low fuel indicator came on which means the onboard computer estimates you have 50 miles left. However we had a huge hill to climb and that indicator began going down by a about 5 miles for every mile driven. We were not going to make it. At Arroyo Grande I exited the highway and tried to find an RV friendly station that sold diesel. I thought I found one and pulled in only to find out I could not get to the diesel pump. Now I was in this lot, which was a tight fit trying to get out. Fortunately, with some maneuvering, I was able to get us out only after we had to wait for a car to get out of our way.
No station could be found so luckily, after our Colorado Springs incident, I had bought a 5 gallon container and keep it filled up. We pulled into a K-mart parking lot and used the fuel in the container. We made it to the RV park with probably 20 miles to spare!
We have been through Paso Robles before but have never stopped, so this is a new place for us. Over the years this area has become a big wine growing and winery area. There is something like 250 wineries in the area. There are only two RV parks in the area and we first stopped at the smaller, and cheaper, one but it was not very nice and the rates were only a few dollars less than the other park, which is a beautiful resort. So we are at the Wine Country RV Resort in Paso Robles. It is a little expensive but the park is just beautiful and the spaces are great. A nice feature is they have complimentary tasting coupons for many of the wineries in the area, so that will save some money.
We are here for probably 2 weeks. I will update you on how the wine tasting goes.
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