SU0314 - day 3 - Albany

SU0315 - day 3 - Albany
Albany ("Al" like Alan, not like all) is normally sleepy on Sunday. This time, they went all out to welcome us. There was one entertainer on the pier, John the Piper. The shuttle was free, supposedly sponsored by the town. The shops, which are usually closed on Sunday opened for our business. I heard about the owner of a shoe store who didn't think she'd have many sales, so she didn't open, but most of the other stores, including ordinary drug stores, were open to meet our needs.
I took the Southern Wineries and Albany Sights tour. It was a little early for wine tasting, but, hey, it's 5 o'clock somewhere! We stopped at 2 local wineries which were nice - very hospitable, and the wine was quite nice. Considering we cannot really bring wine back on the ship, the owners really put themselves out for us. The wineries were small, with little or no exports, so even if you found something you liked, you wouldn't be able to get them at home.
A nice tour, but it would have been better appreciated later in the day.