Our next stop was near Santa Rosa, Petaluma, CA. Such fun…we went to the Shultz Museum…Charlie Brown and Snoopy!! We had breakfast there at the Warm Puppy Cafe. Charles Schultz ate there every day when he was still working. He was an avid hockey player from Minnesota, but the area’s hockey rink closed. He built his own and shared it with the community. There were ice skating lessons when we were there. How cute!!
Our Wagonmaster.
Our Tailgunner
The museum was very interesting! There was a lot of trivia information about Charles Schulz, and Snoopy, and Charlie Brown, and Lucy, and Linus, and the whole Peanuts gang!
One wall was a mural of Charlie Brown and Lucy. It is made with tiles, with comic strips on it. Some are repeated so the shading shows up.
This one was in the Ladies’ Room stall!
Remember the Kite-eating tree? Here it is! With the kite in it!
Next was wine tasting in the Russian River Area! (Happy face! Happy Face!) We went to Sonoma-Cutrer Tasting Room. They had a beautifully set table outside for us, with linen napkins and crystal wine glasses. We got to taste 3 white wines and yummy red. (The whites were good, too!) They served different cheeses and crackers along with the wine. It was a very relaxing and fun afternoon.
The grape harvest is just getting started. They are hand picked at this vineyard and put in these big crates. If you look closely, you can see some green grapes hanging out of the crate.
The countryside is beautiful with all the grape vines growing.
The next stop was the Korbel Winery! My favorite brandy, which they make nearby!! They still have some of the original brick buildings, which make them unsafe in certain conditions. Yikes!
We had an interesting tour, then wine tasting! They included sampling a champagne that they made. It was pretty good, for champagne!
Here are some red grapes at the Korbel Winery. Look closely!!
Our next stop is Napa Valley! More wine country!!
And one more set of Redwood trees!!
Grand West Coast Adventure 