Pismo Beach

Pismo Beach Sunday to meet John and Carole, friends from Ladysmith who have been here before and wanted to share some time and show us around this beautiful place.

Was a fast and furious trip south, but we did get here in the early evening, so got to enjoy a campfire with J&C, and Karlee there German Shepard. She was happy to see us again, especially happy to see Bosco.

We met another camper from BC, Kevin. He is doing an around the world trip on his motor cycle, he was a sales and marketing team leader for a Harley Davidson dealer in BC. He has had this plan for years now, and when his relationship with his wife ended, he fast tracked it, sold the house, and now he’s off. He has a website www.worldoverland.ca we will be checking on as he goes, sure was nice to meet him, and learn about his plans.

Monday morning was a little foggy to start, was fun meeting last night but a few too much tipping back. We are at Pismo State beach park south, and 7:30 am the park ranger knocks ever so lightly on the door. Holy crap I think, I’m supposed to get up and say goodbye to Kevin, and make a coffee. I dress and rush to the door thinking John or Kevin, and instead a woman park ranger asking me to move our truck off the grass. OK I say, she was very pleasant, and said may have to move our trailer as no room in our site for the truck. We got this resolved later, the homeless people that the other ranger warned us about “thieves” he said “watch your stuff”, said we could park the truck in their parking as they had no car. That worked out just great, and we could walk to the truck easy. So far nothing missing, but having Carly & Bosco around helps if people want to come close to the campsite.

Warm, sunny, sandy & relaxing is how I would describe Friday, no desire to do much other than get re acquainted with our friends, and soak in the warm sun, and look around the campsite and the sand dunes and the beach. Pictures, this is the first time I get the camera out and take a few pics, the flowers on the dunes are just so brilliant and colourful, bright yellow and purple, and butterfly's every where. On the way here I saw many thing I would loved to capture, but driving a truck and trailer really limits what you can do. Not easy to pull over so pictures have to be in my mind. The last part of our trip into the valley of southern California we saw the most brilliant green mountains and fields. The rain here has watered everything so much that flooding is everywhere, even the north beach campsite where John and Carole usually go, was flooded and has been shut down for 2 months. We came and the sun came out just for us, so we will head east when the rains predicted to come again Thursday.

Yesterday, Valentines Day Polly and I exchange cards have a big kiss, and coffee is the start, with J&C around the unlit fire pit this morning. We plan our trip to Morrow bay, never been there I thought. Turns out when we get there and see the huge rock in the bay I remember being there on a previous trip with Polly from LA to San Francisco a few years ago.

We drove around with 2 dogs and 4 of us in the truck, got a good look around, first stop just out of the state park for a walk with the dogs, and a look around. Touristy kind of place with access to the water front taken mostly by buildings. We walked to the outer edge of the town, and got where the dogs had a little more room. John and I took to the bench, while Polly and Carole walked on with the dogs past a couple fishermen. Polly has to yak it up, saying she will give em some luck as they hadn’t done so well yet. On there way back, yep Polly gave em some luck aright, got a big to them, black perch. Polly was happy to say “See I gave you some luck eh!”

We stopped at a dog friendly patio restaurant on the waters edge, and had clam chowder and a beer, Alaska amber, was good. Sun warm, getting red on the face now, and loving it. We get back in the truck and tour the rest of the town, The Big rock, and the sand dune on the other side of the bay is very prominent in the town, but so are the 3 huge smoke stacks from an electrical generating station from the past. I think must have been coal fired.

Now for a look around at the state park campsite, not bad but we agree we like where we are better. We drive out of town to another campsite, and state park with a beach and hiking trails, but nothing we would stay at, just confirmed we had best spot for us.

We had all agreed to go out for dinner tonight, but not where till we got back, Beach Burgers down the road was the destination, walk not drive. Now this was a good decision, was a small burger place close to the water, just outside the park, and burgers were hand made, and man were they good. Was a nice way to spend Valentines, no fire tonight, we all were ready for wind down now. Tomorrow we take the truck on the beach, with all our beach gear, and lunch and have a beach day. This should be another new experience. 

Lovin Life! here in Pismo