Breakfast at Black Bear Diner and on the road at 8:06 for an easy drive westbound on State Highway 85. Along the way we passed Boron, California, where over one million tons of refined borates are produced every year. You may not know it, but borates are used in many products around the home.
Further on we passed Edwards Air Force Base and the Tehachapi Loop, where trains pass over themselves while climbing up over the mountains. We also encountered at least 1,000 or more wind turbines, of which a dozen or so were turning. Guess it’s time to start up the coal fueled plants.
It seems that almost every time I buy a new Apple product, they have changed connectors, which means the unit I use to download photos from camera to iPad no longer works. Took a chance in Bakersfield and checked Best Buy. Lucky me, they had the part. Now maybe I’ll be able to add photos now and then.
Rest of the drive to Paso Robles was pretty easy, except for some traffic near the end. Since it was too early to check in, we decided to visit Eberle Winery. Tasted eight wines and decided to join their wine club. Six bottles will be sent twice a year and we have a bunch of nice perks on our annual visit. Made a nice anniversary present for Barb.
The nice lady we worked with at the winery told us about the best restaurant in town and went to far as to call the owner and get us reservations to sit at the bar for dinner. What a great meal. Had to been in our all-time top three. And sitting at the bar gave us a prime view of the three chefs. A real treat.
We started the trip with a full tank of gas and 639 miles later I filled up in Paso Robles. Maybe that large gas tank is why it costs so much to fill up.
The day started hot and only got hotter. We are really looking forward to cooler weather in Monterey.
280 miles today
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