Pioneer Day

Today is Pioneer Day. This is the biggest community event in town. This year marks the 81st year of the parade. How can you go wrong? Friends, tractors, floats and free beans. Yesterday ten of us (eight Paso High Alums) hit the downtown for some lunch, shopping, and only a little wining. We ate lunch at Pappy MacGregors (formerly known as the Crooked Kilt). Their calamari and cioppino are better than you can get in Morro Bay. Who would would think you could get that in an Irish Pub?

Afterwards we shopped and shopped. After dropping some cash at the many boutiques, we hit up We Olive tasted olive oils and balsamic vinegars. I bought a Blue Cheese Dijon mustard that doubles as an amazing dipping sauce.

Finally we got to the wine. We it only made to one tasting bar,. Arroyo Robles on the corner of 12th and park. One of the owners served us and we had such a good time and bought so much wine that tasting ended up free.

Today was the parade and the weather was beautiful. We picnicked in the park with old classmates like we do every year and watched the parade go by. Afterward we went out to Sculpterra to show of the statues to our friends from Arizona and even the locals that hadn't been there. Our tasting were poured by the owner's son, the vintner and Cal Poly grad. Always worth the trip. Take a lunch and taste the wine.

Now we are getting ready to go to dinner at Robert's. We know it will be good since it's one of our favorites. Tomorrow, more wine tasting.