We slept in until 7:30 yesterday morning which is very unusual for us and especially so for Paulette who is normally up and about before 6, it must have been all the salt air and walking on the sandy beaches that tired us right out.
What a great way to start the day – a nice, long run on the beach
After a cup of coffee and catching up on some blog reading, it was time to take Molly and Rylie as they were chomping at the bit to go out, I think they must have dreamt about that big, sandy, beautiful beach. It was a warm morning and a walk on the beach before breakfast seemed like a great idea so off we went.
Paulette loves the ocean and just had to go a get her toes wet!
We spent a good 45 minutes walking along the beach while Molly and Rylie ran off-leash for miles and miles – they’re absolutely loving this place. On the way down to the ocean, we passed the swimming pool and there were already kids in swimming! By the time we got back to our rig, Paulette and I were getting a bit hungry so we thought we’d try out the little restaurant located here in the park.
A terrific $7.95 breakfast right at our Pismo Beach RV Resort
What a great breakfast for $7.95 – pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausages and coffee. It was terrific and set us up for the remainder of the day. The muttzo’s loved it too as Paulette brought each of them a sausage – they just about took her hand off for those!!
We decided to do some touring north of Pismo Beach along the Cabrillo Hi-way (Hi-way 1). Our first stop, about 30 minutes north of us, was Morro Bay which is famous for its landmark attraction Morro Rock. For Paulette though, it’s only famous for its nice little Quilt Shop, the Cotton Ball. I dropped Paulette off there for an hour and I took off with the muttzo’s to have a look at Morro Rock.
Fog was rolling in off the Pacific Ocean towards Morro Rock
Morro in Spanish means “domed rock” and that’s exactly what explorer Juan Cabrillo named it when he sailed into Estero Bay in the year 1542. This rock dominates both the harbour and the town of Morro Bay – it is just huge!
At the foot of the huge rock, on two sides, there are beautiful, sandy beaches. I took Molly and Rylie down for a run on the sand which they again loved! They are definitely beach dogs – except neither one of them likes the water.
There was a huge fog bank out over the ocean far off shore
Far out to sea, there was a huge wall of fog that rose from the surface of the water up to what looked like several hundred feet. Every once in a while, a wisp or strand of fog almost like a cloud would drift over the ocean and cover the top of Morro Rock before moving on and disappearing.
The north side of Morro Rock features a beach that seems to go on for miles. It looked to be a favourite spot for surfers as we saw several surfers out on the water and lots more heading down to paddle out and try their luck. I don’t get surfing, never have, looks like too much work to me. Besides, every so often a shark comes along and takes a bite out of one of these dudes!
These huge Sea Lions aren’t dead – they just don’t move much
When my hour was up, I returned to the Cotton Ball to pick Paulette up and we continued our tour north on Hwy. 1. We were heading for the main Sea Lion visiting area with boardwalks that run along a ledge not too far above the beach. It’s a great vantage point for seeing these mammoth creatures. Most of the time they look almost like they’re dead, then they’ll move a bit and even get up and take a look around. It’s quite a site seeing hundreds of these beasts!
To get to the Sea Lions beach, we had to drive right by the Hearst Castle. We’ve driven by here 3 times now but have never taken the drive up to see it. I have no idea what it costs for a tour but I’m guessing around $40. Whatever it is, we have no real interest in seeing this colossal testament to excess.
William Randolph Hearst is widely acknowledge to have been a leader in creating “yellow journalism” whereby his newspapers would routinely invent sensational stories, fake interviews and run phony pictures to distort real events. Sounds a bit like Rupert Murdoch and Faux News!!
Have a great Thursday, and thanks again for visiting!
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