Bob, Carol and Pat on the porch at the Shawnee Bluff Winery (lake location). Note the wine bottle behind Pat's left ear. It pours water into the pool just below it. The view of the lake is nice at this time of year but will be chilly during the fall and winter months. We tasted and purchased.
The visit began VERY differently!! Ron got a call while at ReStore about 10 am on Thurs from Bob who said they probably wouldn't make it to the lake as they had just had an auto accident about 10 miles west of Warrensburg on Hiway 50. Short version-- a 73 year old man driving a pickup pulling a boat trailer pulled right in front of them. He was attempting to turn back to the west and turned from the right hand lane of 50 Hiway headed eastbound across the left lane (where Bob was driving) and got hit in the drivers side door by the right front end of B&P's red 2009 Prius. Pat suffered a neck strain (CT scan at Lee's Summit Hospital after a very uncomfortable ambulance ride) and bruises while Bob apparently escaped unscathed. I said I would be there in two hours to help out. I met Bob at Tip Top Tow in Warrensburg where their car was still on the tow truck. We transfered stuff from the wreck to the back of the minivan and retrieved Pat from Lee Summit and drove to the lake.
Had a nice relaxed visit with visits to Shawnee Bluff and Seven Springs wineries. Ron drove them back to KC on Sat afternoon. They still have Pat's car for transportation and will be car shopping next week, as the car was totalled according to the insurance adjuster. They have Travelers and the other driver has State Farm. They had several phone calls from their insurance and have already been contacted by State Farm. Don't envy them for the next couple of weeks.
We liked 7 Springs better than Shawnee Bluff even though the view is better at the Bluff.
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