2019 Alaska Vacation Journal (15)

05/26/2019 / No Travel Day - Milton, Washington

Start Location:

• Delores’ House
• Milton, WA 98354
• Start Time: N/A

End Location: N/A 

• End Time: N/A

Cost per Night: $0.00 per night
Weather:  54 to 72 F Overcast & Cold

Spend the day getting ready for the next leg of our jaunt. Paul set up the inverter (12 volts to 120 AC); so I could work on the computer while we are driving. In the process, he cut open his left arm after bumping open his forehead!

I did the laundry . . . . washed about everything in the motorhome – five loads. There were lots of interesting folks to talk to in the Milton Laundromat.

Met Delores’ grandson Chris and shared a hamburger dinner with him. He had just made an unsuccessful attempt to secure a berth on the PGA tournament. Paul and I didn’t socialize much. We hit the hay early in anticipation of an early start in the a.m. 

Got to Add Stickers for Oregon and Washington

Paul Manned the Barbeque

Celebrating National Wine Day with a Glass of Smoky Nor’Wester

My favorite part of this stay was spending time with Delores!

2019 Alaska Vacation Journal

1. Westport Winery Garden Resort (14)
2. Sightseeing around Milton Washington (13)
3. Milton Washington – Supplies [Costco & Home Depot] (12)
4. Travel Day - Milton, Washington (11)
5. Starvation Creek Trailhead, Hood River County, Oregon(10)
6. Travel Day - Dalles, Oregon (9)
7. Crater Lake, Klamath County, Oregon (8)

2019 Alaska Vacation Journal (14)

05/25/2019 / No Travel Day - Westport Winery Garden Resort

Start Location:

• Delores’ House
• Milton, WA 98354
• Start Time: N/A

End Location: N/A 

• End Time: N/A

Cost per Night: $0.00 per night
Weather:  53 to 72 F Overcast & Cold

Paul and I spend the day with our cousins Joe and Karen. After a homemade, they drove us to the Westport Winery Garden Resort where they are members. Westport Winery Garden Resort and the Sea Glass Grill are located halfway between Aberdeen and Westport (just about an hour and a half from our camp).

We enjoyed a liberal wine tasting and a very informative tour led by Dana. Dana’s family runs the resort and they are working hard to make this winery a tourist “destination.”

Karen generously gifted me with three bottles of Westport Wine. I chose Boom Runner (Sparkling Rose of Pinot Noir); Smoky Nor’Wester (Merlot) and Jetty Cat (a Petite Sirah/Syrah/Cab Sauv Mix).

This winery has acres of gardens to wander through. What a pleasant outing.

Returned just in time to spend a few moments with Delores, Clete and Barbara. We were pretty tuckered.

Paul, Z. Karen and Joseph

Dana led the Winery Tour

Beautiful Gardens at the Westport Winery.

End of the Wine Tour/End of the Day

2019 Alaska Vacation Journal

1. Sightseeing around Milton Washington (13)
2. No Travel Day - Milton Washington – Supplies [Costco & Home Depot] (12)
3. Travel Day - Milton, Washington (11)
4. Starvation Creek Trailhead, Hood River County, Oregon(10)
5. Travel Day - Dalles, Oregon (9)
6. Crater Lake, Klamath County, Oregon (8)
7. Travel Day - Klamath Falls, Oregon (7)