FOGGY SUMMER, WELCOME TO MORRO BAY

When the summer hits our Central Valley in California, one of the best places to travel to, is the Central Coast.   Temperatures drop from the high 90’s to the high 50’s in just a few short hours as you travel to the Coast.

Eric and I decided to jump in the car and travel to Morro Bay, California to spend some time at the Beach.   The foggy beach day is just what we needed to escape the heat during the summer months in Fresno.  Our first stop was the Morro Rock.   It is iconic for the coastline in California.   The beach is really nice and nothing beats the sound of crashing waves on the shore as you walk along picking up shells and sand-dollars.  We enjoyed it very much and worked up an appetite.

Lunch was seafood, of course.  We had a glass of Pinot Noir (I’m sure Grigio is more appropriate with seafood, but we like red!) with our cups of Clam Chowder and shared a dinner of Fish, Shrimp and Calamari, while sitting next to the glass window and looking out at the Morro Bay.  It was a delightful time and the sea otters in the bay seem to be enjoying their dinner also, as they floated by the window.  The only down side is you start thinking about moving to the coast so you can enjoy this daily, which would be expensive and who likes moving?  Not me.  🙂

After lunch we did a little shopping in the near by shops and then decided to drive south towards Avila Beach to see if we could find some sunshine to watch the sunset over the coast.  This is one of our favorite pastimes whenever we are near the beach.  It is just too beautiful to take in and luck was on our side that day.   We found a great spot a few hours later as we ate some delicious ice cream and snapped pictures of the golden sunset.  Retirement is on the horizon for us, and these moments make us beyond excited for the traveling and sights to come.  We feel very blessed to live in a State that offers so much beauty and nature for us to soak up.   Where will we end up next?   Can’t wait to find out!