2011 - Morro Bay

Before we went to Morro Bay we spent a weekend in Gilroy CA.  We had our friends from San Francisco area come down and visit.  We had an opportunity to visit a few wineries and also headed out to the coast to Moss Landing to sample a famous seafood restaurant, Phil's Seafood Market.  The food was great and we also had a walk in on the beach to get a bit of an appetite. 

We also had some RV work to do and so my friend and I were off to Camping World to get supplies.  I was very surprised that they let people ride around the store.  I was even more surprised when the clerk threw me the keys and said I could take it for a spin.  I only 'almost' hit a woman at the end of an aisle.

Morro Bay has a long history and the rock that stands 576 feet has drawn many different people to it and the entrance of the harbour.  First it was the Chumash Indians as early as 47 centuries before Christ and then Spaniards in 1542 and then surfers, power para gliders and just ordinary beach walking tourists like ourselves today.

In the 1800's they were quarrying the rock for breakwaters but thankfully the citizens got together to stop the practice in 1968 and it is now a refuge for Peregrine Falcon.  We also saw many other birds in the tidal waters.

 

This morning there were a dedicated bunch of surfers enjoying the waves that the wind kicked up overnight.  You can't make them out in the photo but they are just off to the right in the picture below.

Lin and I went for a drive through town  and saw they had many tourist shops, bakeries, restaurants and places you can rent boats or charter for fishing.  We hit the coast at a perfect time, lots of sunshine but the wet weather is on the way so it is time to start heading to the desert.

Morro Rock

Power Para Glider learning takeoff and landing.

Sunsets around here usually have a large audience.