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Wednesday, May 29, 2019
Friday, April 19, 2019
Engelheim Vineyards
Oh my! There are not enough nice things to say about
Engelheim Vineyards! Gary, the owner was super nice and accommodating. As a
harvest host, he allows people to stay at the vineyard for free while promoting
his business. However, we are almost 60’ truck and trailer! Some of the places
we have been are sketchy and we have trouble fitting in. We really tried with
this vineyard, we are just so long it became a challenge. We met Gary and he
said he saw us pulling in and knew we would have trouble parking, so he took
Kevin back to his house and the barn while I stayed with the kids.
Kevin came back and said he had the perfect spot for us and
we were just short enough, if we could make the next turn. Gary said that semis
can’t make that turn and he put a rock there because many RV’s have fallen in
the ditch. Really? Ok, well, let’s give it a try, right? It’s only our home,
lol! But, Kevin did great! He made the turn and we got to our spot next to the
house and the barn, overlooking the beautiful vineyard.
After we got settled, we walked to the winery and met some
really nice people. I believe that God puts people in our path for a reason and
we definitely met some amazing people that evening. The ladies behind the bar
doing the tastings, to the people we met while sitting enjoying the wine! I
almost wish we would have stayed long enough to give them our card and let them
follow our travels, but maybe next time. Yes, the wine was that wonderful.
We met a gentleman named Rich that helped us with a lot of
info about Maine and a bunch of other things as well. We will probably even use
him when we visit Montana! He had a dog named Ranger, which was sweet, but had
a bad reaction to kids at one point, so where did our kids decide to sit? Next
to them! But the kids did great and moved slow and were super well behaved. We
are so proud of them. They can talk to strangers, but at the same time, sit
super still and only talk when spoken to. This full time Rv-ing thing has been
such a learning experience for us all, but the kids have grown the most from it
for sure!
We would definitely recommend Engelheim Vineyards for an
overnight stop, or even just a stop to try the wine if you’re in the area. If
you are not a Harvest Host member for overnight stays, I’ll include our link
below so you can join!
http://harvesthosts.refr.cc/melissarichardd
Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Walnut Hollow Ranch
This was a Harvest Host stop that turned into so much more!
I called and spoke with Charlie, the owner, and decided to upgrade our
boondocking with full hookups for 2 nights. We arrived on a Friday, the
property was immaculate, quiet and beautiful. We talked on Saturday and decided
to stay for a whole week!
We had some friends that came to the area to house shop and
decided to surprise us with a visit. We love making friends for this reason! It
was such a nice surprise and on our birthday week too, made it even more
special.
Walnut Hollow Ranch has a small campground on the property.
Some sites are next to a lake, complete with picnic tables and a couple of
chairs (those are the cover picture on our Facebook page right now). We had a
full hookup site that was on concrete and over looked the cattle that are on
the property. He has one horse that the girls fell in love with and a donkey as
well. It was so peaceful in the mornings to hear the animals instead of
traffic. I also have to think we were the loudest things on the property just
talking.
We took walks, did school outside, visited the animals,
walked some more, found wild onion, beautiful flowers and of course got a lot
of work completed. The nearest town is about 5 minutes down the road, but we
didn’t have cell service there. So, we mainly went to Murphy where we had
service with T-Mobile. At the ranch, we had Verizon service, which was very
fast.
Walnut Hollow Ranch raises grass fed Black Angus cattle. We
decided to treat ourselves to filets for our birthdays and it was definitely worth
it. Charlie’s prices were very reasonable and the meat is absolutely wonderful.
They were the best filets that we’ve ever had. He also ships, so, if you’re
interested I’ll post his link below! We even bought more meat before we left
for North Georgia. We can’t wait to visit again!
Thursday, April 4, 2019
Mercier Orchards
Since we are members of Harvest Hosts, we have access to
many different wineries, breweries, farms and golf courses for us to stay at
for free with our membership. We have tried using it before, but didn’t work
out because it was too hot and we couldn’t get the generator running (South
Georgia in the middle of June). Now, we have solar, but still can’t run the air
conditioner with it, so we stay places that are cooler. It got a little cool
during the night, but we stayed pretty comfortable with the furnace running and
the batteries were able to power the fan.
Mercier Orchards exceeded our expectations for our first
Harvest Host spot! The view was absolutely wonderful, and we got to enjoy some
apple cider and we picked up some apple butter at Kyle’s request. We did a
cider tasting, which was wonderful as well and we enjoyed it on their outside
patio. A walk around their lake was really relaxing until Hope ran through the
mud, lol. We went back to the RV, fixed the kids’ dinner and they got to have a
picnic outside. After they ate, we played a board game and got them ready for
bed. We put up tents in their room so they could have the battery operated
lights inside all night.
Kevin and I got our dinner ready and we enjoyed it outside
at sunset, which was absolutely stunning! It was so very peaceful. We had some
neighbors that pulled in around 6pm that ran their generator all night, but
they were far enough away that it didn’t bother us inside the RV. We got to
wake up to the sounds of geese in the lake in the morning. We got to have
breakfast and coffee in our French press for the first time in a long time! We
took our time getting up and moving since there wasn’t a certain time that we
needed to be out of there. We would definitely stay here again and if anyone is
interested in joining Harvest Hosts, here is a link for 15% off for you to
join:
http://harvesthosts.refr.cc/melissarichardd
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