On the way to Bodega Bay, while Mom was working in the big city, Dad and the kids decided to stop at one of the interesting wineries in Napa Valley to break up the drive. This winery has a gondola that will whisk you from the parking lot straight to the winery perched on top of a large hill. From there, you can see the entire valley for miles. The kids were so good, Dad was able to take a few photos during the excursion.
A very nice patron was kind enough to take this photo of the kids and dad.
However, the most exciting part of the trip is the gondola ride. Natalie and Amanda rode this gondola when they were infants, but they were equally excited as if they were this were their first trip. Here, we are about to take off and head up the hill side.
Everyone is so excited!
Amanda cannot believe how steep the climb is ahead.
Amanda poses for a beautiful shot
Will is next.
Now Natalie. Wow, we are really high!
Dad, this is fun!
Amanda and Will share the experience.
Natalie and Amanda say this is almost as fun as Funderland!
Will smiling big!
Amanda loves big smiles as well!
Once at the top, we toured around the winery and marveled at the wine processing equipment and huge tanks used to store all of Mom and Dad's wine!
Also at the top, they just happen to pour a few tastings for Dad. Yummy!
The ride down was equally as thrilling!
Looks like it was a great time. Mom was definitely jealous!
1 comment:
Awww! What a beautiful family! I'm glad you were able to go on a trip to the vineyard with the kids. I know it's not the usual trip you can bond over the kids with, but knowing that they were able to enjoy it passionately made me smile. At any rate, the gondola ride did seem like a lot of fun. Thanks for sharing that, Julie! I hope you can enjoy more trips like that soon. All the best! :)
Irvin Moss @ The Brewmeister
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