Have 5er will travel: 11. RV Park in Plymouth, Ca., with the Gleisners

On Nov. 16-18 we went to Plymouth with Tom and Darlene Gleisner and stayed at the 49er RV Village. http://www.49ervillage.com/

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We bought a load of firewood ($100 for thin cut white oak) a couple of days before we left. I had just finished stacking the firewood (with sore back…and shoulder) the night before we were to head out. I picked up the trailer the night before, and put a bunch of wood in the truck to take with us as we got everything else ready to go.

The Gleisners showed up approx. 10:30am and we took off. They provided walkie-talkies to help us stay in contact on the road…very helpful.

There was a LONG delay on Hwy 49 due to tree trimming…but we’re having fun, right? From Auburn went down Folsom-Auburn road (very scenic) to Fwy 50, then Latrobe Rd to Plymouth. Latrobe seemed pretty narrow…especially when a logging truck came by! We got to the park, checked-in un-packed, set-up, then Fire-Pit Tom started a fire.

There were only a few people in the park (a Mon and Tues), mostly ‘annuals’. The ducks were really enjoying the ‘water features’, and the fall leaves were very colorful throughout the park. We had a nice long happy hour and a great grilled chicken in Tom and Darlene’s RV. Then we went back to our 5er and watched some HD TV before going to bed…Now THIS is camping!

Our plan for the day on Tues was to be up and ready to go at 10am We took our truck and drove up to Apple Hill http://www.applehill.com/index.htm. This was our first time to that area, but the Gleisners had been a couple of times. We were VERY surprised as to the scope of the Apple Hill area, and can only imagine how busy it must be on weekends.

We stopped at Abel’s Acres, Boa Vista Orchards and Hillside Tree Farm, and had fun looking around at all the booths and sampling the apples. Tom bought some apples and tried putting them in the wrong truck…lol. Even the driver of the other truck got a kick out of that!

The gals bought several candles/gifts/ornaments at different places and I go 4 nice Iris plants for the front yard…they will be a lasting souvenir of our trip…if they live ;-)

We got sandwiches at Boa Vista and went to Boeger Winery for a tasting and a picnic. The grounds were simply wonderful, and so was the wine (and company of course). We left Apple Hill and took a detour into Sutter Creek to look around. The gals window shopped while Tom and I stopped at a local saloon for tasty Alaskan Amber beer. Then it was back to the RV park to relax and get ready for another happy hour and dinner…Tri-tip and baked potatoes in our rig! Another lovely evening.

It rained some that night so things were a little wet as we packed in the morning, but the sun was up to help dry things out and it was an another very beautiful autumn day.

When we hit the road the plan was to stop at a winery near Grass Valley, get some wine, and have lunch in the Gleisner’s RV. We thought we had found the place just off Cramer Rd. in Auburn, but the access road(Fawnridge) was quite narrow (and gravel) for our rigs so we decided to walk up.

The closer we got the more we realized this wasn’t the place, so we turned back. As we got back to the road we saw a sign facing us (and NOT facing the road) indicating the way to the winery we THOUGHT we were going to in the first place. What was up with THAT?!?

We loaded into the Gleisner’s RV and took off for the 2.3 mile trek. When we go there the gates were closed and the sign indicated they were CLOSED…LOL…but it looked like a nice place for a visit another time.

We then turned around and went back to our rig and parted ways. We then drove the 5er home, unloaded it, and took it back to the lot for storage until next time…sigh.

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Favorite sign of the trip at Boeger Winery;