Santa Ynez Valley

Arrived in this gorgeous valley on Wednesday, only one campground in the area but it is a goodie. The landscaping, trees, lush green grass, mountain views make it a 10. We had dinner at the Pea Soup restaurant. I had been there 45 years ago with Jill, Robin and Flora (Jack's Mom)....it is still the same tourist stop and the soup in a bread bowl is tasty.

Thursday we caught the Santa Ynez Valley Transit, a 20 passenger bus that circles the valley, stopping at Buellton, Solvang, Los Olivos and Santa Ynez. Great way to sightsee, we got off at each town, stayed an hour or so, then back on the bus

 We found Solvang, the Danish capital of the U.S.A, to be delightful. Really quaint, clean tourist town with many bakeries, for sure we sampled the goodies. With authentic architecture we felt like we were in Europe. The Danish heritage is preserved here for the tourist to enjoy.

Of course this area is know for it's many wineries so we picked a lovely one to visit and sample the vino.  Rusackvinyards.com It is located in the Ballard Canyon and on their oak tree shaded deck we enjoyed the mountain views while sipping yummy syrah. I wore my wine tasting t-shirt, which made the wine taste even better!

The Santa Ynez Valley was the location for the movie, "Sideways",  fun to see many of the movie sites.
This afternoon we'll visit Foley Vineyard for their wine & cheese pairing. Think I might like it???