Kit and Carol on the Road

Wednesday we head out to bike to some wineries. Someone at the RV park mentions a bike trail which supposedly heads north paralleling the freeway to Sunnyside—we never find it. But the roads in this part of the world are smooth and relatively flat and traffic free and we had a great time riding through vineyards, hops, and orchards: farm country. With the help of an inferior wine country map and Kit’s GPS we don’t get too lost and eventually end up at a wonderful little winery (Pontin del Roza) where we are served by a real farmer. (His son was the winemaker). We have good conversation about farming and wine. Leaving the winery and heading back to town I have the first flat tire. There are little thorny things that kill bike tires. Luckily I have a spare tube and Kit fixes my tire. We head on back to Prosser and out to winery row. My back tire goes flat. I no longer have a spare tube and Kit’s tube repair kit is out of glue—so here I am stranded at the Hogue tasting room. Oh woe! Kit bikes back to get the truck and I hang around tasting wine. No intelligent conversation with the young server but we have fun.