Paso Robles is a beautiful area consisting of rolling hills covered with grape vines and oak trees near the California coast. It had been our go to destination for a long weekend getaway when we lived in San Diego. From Temecula, it was a 5 hour drive.
Temecula was less than a 2 hour drive north from Santee Lakes. Over the last 25 years we had explored the numerous wineries in the Temecula area. Not only has the quality of the wine improved, but the number of visitors has increased tremendously. So have the tasting fees and price of their wines.
[Read more…] about Temecula, California Wine TastingFrom Jacumba, California we headed west to Santee Lakes, which is east of San Diego, to visit Michael’s dad for Christmas and New Year’s. Santee had all the amenities including a Costco. After a couple of weeks in remote Jacumba, it was nice to have the luxuries of a large city again.
From Palm Springs, California we headed south to Jacumba, California, which is at the USA-Mexico border. The area is stunning because of the large eroded boulders strewn about the mountains.
From Las Vegas, Nevada we made our way to Palm Springs, California via Lake Havasu, Arizona. We love the vistas and barren beauty of the southwest.
We still have a property in San Diego that we had rented the past couple of years. They moved out, giving us a great opportunity to make renovations and put it on the market. We changed our travel plans and stayed in Escondido, which is the closest RV park to the house. Southern California is an amazing place and it was good to be back after a 2 year hiatus. Great year round weather without mosquitos, black flies, tornados, hail or hurricanes. Just fires and earthquakes. It’s easy to see why so many people live here and pay the insane cost of living.
