| A feature of the campsite
at Bakersfield is the orange trees separating each plot. The oranges were
not quite ripe yet. |  |
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This is the heart of agricultural land in central California. These are
grape vines covered with sheeting to protect them from the frost. This is
near Selma which is the raisin capital of the world. So these grapes are not
for wine. |
| This is part of a large
rest area and fruit stand. Lots of apples around here and, it would seem,
pumpkins! |  |
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Inside they were making cheese in these large vats with stirrers constantly
moving. |
| .It is a really odd place
with lots of trinkets on display and for sale. Although this says John
Deere, I'm sure it is a Harley. |  |
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There is some wine made in the area and they store it along with the
cheeses. We did taste a bit of the mature cheddar which was not bad.
Although we did point out that it wasn't as good as the 'real' stuff.. |
| There is a sort of
petting zoo for the kids although whether a turkey actually belongs there
I'm not sure. |  |
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The donkeys seem more appropriate and there were a few baby goats (just kids
for the kids!) |
| There are a collection of
old metal signs and this seemed to sum things up pretty well. |  |
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There is also quite a collection of tinplate/wood vehicles for sale ranging
from $50-$150 for the folk who have everything. |
| We sat and drank coffee
and ate a steak sandwich while we watched the moths pollinating the flowers. |  |
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Of course the railway runs alongside the road. This one is pushing with two
more on the front. The spine wagons are probably destined to be hauling
boxes of apples shortly. |
| Around here they are
nothing if not original in their road names..... |  |
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The campsite we had been heading for turned out to be now under construction
as an off ramp. This alternative is very close to the freeway but actually
turned out to be quite quiet. By this time anywhere would have done. We're
about 30 miles east of Napa. |
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