After a pleasant sleep in, we made a leisurely, gear free ride back up the valley to do a little more wine tasting. We are definitely in Southern California now with its distinct Hispanic culture. Most interaction is in Spanish – we really should be practicing more – and signage indicated so also. We continued to pass numerous pumpkin patches and wineyards as we drank in the sun and warmth.
We returned to the town of Solvang for lunch. Solvang was founded by Danish teachers who insisted on building a little piece of Denmark in the valley. All buildings in the town of six thousand are Hans Christian Anderson cute, right down to the storks on the rooftops for good luck. It of course has become a tourist mecca with the numerous bakeries, knick-knack shops, and cloggeries to prove it!
We’ve taken the rest of the evening to get caught up on the blog and stay warm in the tent. While over 80F during the day, temperature gets near freezing at night so we’ll bundle up.
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| Dee the cyclist to Dee the tourist in 5' flat |
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