LOCATION: On Clear Lake, outside of Kelseyville, in north central California
WEATHER: Perfect! Highs around 70
We left Yuba City and drove through miles of fruit trees and vegetable farms. We stopped at a roadside stand and bought freshly picked mandarin oranges and apricots. We only had a 75 mile drive today.
After a bit, we hit the rolling hills of wine country. Vineyards everywhere, new and old vines. Several tasting rooms, but we didn't stop, since we were pulling the trailer and they tend to have small parking lots. Planning to go vineyard-hopping tomorrow.
Our destination was Clear Lake, California's largest inland lake. It is beautiful. We followed the lake road around coves full of beautiful homes overlooking the lake. We settled in the state park that is right on the lake. 
We took a 2-hour hike up a mountain for beautiful lake views. Then, we drove into Kelseyville. Not much happening there.
We are not too far from our first house-sitting assignment. See shaded area in upper left of map....
As we were standing around the campfire, 2 bold deer came up to us. It is very natural here. There are lots of birds making unusual noises. Squirrels everywhere.
DINNER: Turkey soba. Over the fire, I sautéed slices of turkey thighs with green onions in sesame oil. Inside, I cooked soba (Japanese buckwheat noodles). I mixed it together and added a bit of soy sauce. Nice, Asian dinner. Afterwards, I made turkey broth using the bones and some rosemary, over the campfire. We will use the broth for grits tomorrow morning.
what a waste of good broth! Grits???
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