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Nice lady and old grump (perhaps less grumpy than usual) at Medaloni
Cellars
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It's about time, I say. It's been an intense few weeks with all kinds of
deadlines, pressing family responsibilities, taxes to tackle, busy days at the
office, and very little time for rest or relaxation. Finally got a little bit of
that in today, although I headed out early to grab a few new geocaches not far
away. Happily, I got first-to-find on three of them. Then Ms. B. and I aimed
ourselves westward to visit a couple wineries in the Yadkin Valley — Medaloni
Cellars and Hanover Park, the former for the first time, the latter being one of
our longtime favorites. Medaloni Cellars had a couple of standout dry reds, and,
quite naturally, Hanover Park blew us away with their 1897 and Michael's Blend
red blends.
There were only four caches on our planned route, but they were all nicely done,
not your typical base-of-sign park and grabs. The NC Civil War Geotrail series
has been a favorite of mine, and one the caches took us to the Battle Branch
Cafe, out in a nicely hidden part of the county, near Huntsville, which was
pillaged in 1865 during General George Stoneman's famous raid. We didn't stop to
eat at the cafe, but the fare looks great and the reviews are good. Perhaps next
time.
There's caching with the Old Farts slated for tomorrow, and then it's back down
the mine for another week of it. Someone's gotta do it.
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At Hanover Park, still not too grumpy
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Ms. B. at the old cabin at the Battle Branch Cafe, near Huntsville
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