We started off from Kira's house, bikes on the car and ready to go.  We're fired up and ready for adventure.  Our first day agenda - wine tasting in Eastern Washington.

Our excitement faded slightly as we took in the scenery.  As you can see, there's not much going on between Seattle and Yakima.

We finally got to our first winery - Chinook Cellars, where we stopped for lunch.  Chinook makes a great Merlot and a moderately good Cabernet.  Both went well with our turkey pastrami sandwiches, although Kira started to get a little tired of the pictures.

During the rest of the day, we visited L'Ecole, Gordon Brothers, and Woodward Canyon.  L'Ecole (pictured at left) is located in a beautiful old schoolhouse.

We drove right by Woodward Canyon on the first pass, because the building is not much to speak of.  Great wines but not worth the visit.

We ended up at the Green Gables Inn in Walla Walla, Washington, grabbed some dinner in Walla Walla, and fell tired into bed.

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