We really enjoyed Pecan Valley RV Park so we kind of lingered around in the morning enjoying a cup of coffee. Just as we were finally getting around to packing up the owners came by to ask how we enjoyed our stay. Even though they were getting ready for their first big weekend of the year they took the time to have a nice conversation about traveling. Their operation is really first class and the atmosphere is really relaxing. I hope we are back thru the area again in the future so we can enjoy another stay in Pecan Valley.
We had a relatively short drive today of just under 100 miles. We have talked about this in the past but one of the biggest differences between traveling in Europe and the US is the distances. In Europe a 100 mile day would be a fairly big move, in the US we consider it a short hop. Also today the majority of the trip was on back roads which is much more enjoyable.
The wild flowers are blooming and we have really been taken with a flower called Indian Blanket. The fields all over are covered with them and they are really quite beautiful.
We arrived at our next stop pretty early so we decided to get out and explore the area a little before settling in. The Texas hill country has some wineries so we picked the highest rated one near us and headed over. As we pulled up the winery looked really nice so we were pretty excited.
The tasting room was also first class and would have fit in any of the wine regions on the west coast. We were really interested to see what the Texas take on wine was going to be and what grape varietals would work in the hot humid temperatures here. So after tasting the first white we asked the server where they sourced the grapes and what varietals grew in Texas. We were quite disappointed when she responded that the white grapes were from California and the red grapes were from Washington. The wines were drinkable but on the whole mediocre. However, the tasting fee was on par with some of the very best wineries in Walla Walla (an upscale Washington vino cultural area), and more than the fees we paid in the Yakima Washington area where we suspect they source the grapes. So our first Texas wine tasting was a bit of a bust.
They lock the gates at the military facility we are staying on at 6pm, so we hustled back for an early dinner. After dinner we took a walk down to the lake next to the campground. It was really quiet here tonight though they are expecting a big crowd tomorrow for the Memorial Day weekend.