Thursday morning we awoke to the alarm only to find that the atomic alarm clock had malfunctioned overnight and we had overslept by an hour and a half! Good thing we only had a a 5 hour drive ahead of us.
We gladly left the fog of Whidbey Island and headed inland and south toward Yakima Valley. We are staying in the Wine Country RV Park in Prosser, WA where there are over 40 wine tasting rooms from vineyards surrounding the town. And Prosser is in the middle of Horse Heaven Hills AVA so its only a short ride north or south to find more wine. John thinks the "H3" area grows some of the best wine grapes in the world. Just a short walk from the RV we can find about 10 tasting rooms and two miles by bike takes to another area where there are another 10 tasting rooms.
Friday morning we rode our bikes into this small but friendly town. While at the visitor center, I found out that there was a fun play at their local theater. I also found a place to get my hair cut and the Farmer's Market is on Sat. morning where we can also get a hot breakfast. Then we rode the two miles out to the wine tasting rooms. We tasted at Mercer Winery and Alexandria Nicole Cellars where we bought only two bottles since they don't ship to Missouri. We stopped at Wine O'Clock for lunch of wonderful pear & bacon flat bread pizza cooked in a stone oven while tasting two flight of Bunnell Family Cellars wines, one white and one of red blends.
Friday evening I 'abandoned' John and attended the local theatre production of "Dixie Swim Club", a comedy that follows five college swim team women over their life time of gatherings at the beach. During intermission, I tasted wine made by the Community College vintners class. The lady from the visitor's center sat with me and as we were walking out after the play I mentioned to her that I was from Sedalia and a lady in front of me asked "Sedalia MO? My daughter lives in Sedalia MO!" Small world.
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