Lubbock, TX (June 3, 2023)

​Due to how little sleep, I got the night before, when I arrived in Lubbock, TX I decided to go straight to the library so get some work done before going to my Harvest Host – Pheasant Ridge Winery, for the night.  I knew once I got there, I would not want to return to the library. 
A few hours later I left downtown Lubbock for Pheasant Ridge Winery for the evening.  Instead of listening to my hosts Bob and Jennifer Cox and taking the exit 14 to get to Pheasant Ridge Winery, I listened to Apple Maps and took exit 11.  BIG MISTAKE!!!!  The directions took me down a clay mud dirt road after a rainstorm the night before.  I had presence of mind enough to not hesitate, stop or try to turn around.  I just kept moving forward.  Luckily it was only a mile to the next turn onto a gravel road, but the car and trailer (VistaKat #201) were covered in clay mud.  Not getting stuck was pure luck.  Someone was looking out for me. 
Bob Cox, my host at Pheasant Ridge Winery met me upon my arrival, and graciously brought out a high-pressure hose to help me clean up the mud off the car and trailer (VistaKat #201).  Afterwards there was not a drop of mud or water inside the trailer when I finally got situated and opened the teardrop.  Not long after a group of friends from Dallas TX arrived for a wine tasting.  I joined in and got to taste and learn about the Pheasant Ridge Winery.  I purchased a few bottles as gifts for friends I was visiting.
The evening was breezy, sunny, and a gorgeous sunset over the vines.  Again, the weather turned around 11pm when the thunderstorms again started and ended around 3am.