Heidy-Ho, Blogging Buddies!! This should be the last post about the trip to Washington State.
So... let's talk about the remaining things done while on the West Coast.
JMA's co-worker/friend lives in the Seattle-Tacoma area. For many years (I think he may have said 30?), he has been renting a cabin in the Leavenworth area for some "down time"... be it vacation or just to chill. In fact, he is the one who recommended we consider Leavenworth for a vacay. He was actually staying at the cabin while we were visiting... unplanned! But what a delight for us. He invited us to the cabin for a dinner. It was such an incredible spot. We just took it all in and relaxed immediately!
Wow. Relaxing to just SEE this place!
Nice hot tub for those cooler months.
River? Creek? Stream? Dunno'. But a great view from the porch... and a great place to get in for a little cool-off!! Absolutely beautiful.
The owners, with whom JMA's friend is acquainted after all the years, actually built this place! Very nicely done.
The kitchen area was just so charming (it does say "Country Charm" so I reckon it's accurate)!
We had a wonderful dinner (grilled salmon... YUM!) with fun conversation. I totally understand his desire to return here year after year.
So... on our last full day, we decided to take the advice of one of the wine tasting rooms' guy... and travel about an hour+ to the Lake Chelan area for some tastings. He told us there were incredible wineries out there... plus the beauty of a massive lake. The drive was interesting. We literally drove "along" this lake for MILES! Beautiful scenery. We visited two excellent wineries.
This vineyard was atop a hill area, sloping down toward the lake. This is a picture from the back patio attached to the tasting room. Below you see the seating areas that are set up for lake viewing, tasting, and dining!
Benson is 100% estate. All of the wines they offer are made from grapes grown strictly on their property. And they had very nice wines.
Well... heck... it's just darned pretty... the wine is excellent... why not try the pizza out under the pavilion below?!? So we did. And the pizza was excellent, too. Ahhhhhh.
Tsillan Cellars is 100% estate, also. It was chosen as the 2020 Washington Winery of the Year by Wine Press Northwest magazine... followed by winning five gold medals at the Washington State Wine Competition!! Nice. Again... beautiful outdoor tasting areas with a view of the lake. Oh... and what's with those glasses?
Well, this winery provides five wines for tasting. With a huge outdoor space, they can't really bring you one wine at a time (although you can do that inside)... so... someone came up with this great "stand" that holds the five glasses, pre-poured, for one to carry out (see the circle at the top... hand fits nicely into it!) to choose a table. It was great. Again... relaxation to the max.
So... while we were able to do so much in our three full days there, these have been the highlights. If you somehow end up planning a trip in that area, I can recommend several things!
Until next post...
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