WE MOVED ON THE MORRO BAY ON THE 19TH. THIS PLACE IS WONDERFUL. IT IS A VERY ARTSY TOWN THAT REMINDS ME A GREAT DEAL OF ROCKPORT. LOTS OF SMALL ART SHOPS,BAKERIES AND CANDY SHOPS AND GIFT SHOPS. THE GREATEST ATTRACTION IS MORRO ROCK. IT HAS A LONG HISTORY FROM 1540. MANY A SHIP WAS GUIDED BY MORRO ROCK, TO FIND A SAFE HARBOR. IN THE 1950'S THEY CREATED SEVERAL JETTIES AND A ROAD TO CONNECT THE ROCK WITH THE MAINLAND. IT HAS BEEN A TOURIST ATTRACTION SINCE. IN THE SMALL BAY IS EASY ACCESS TO A LEASH FREE DOG BEACH, A SMALL SEA OTTER FAMILY AND A SURFER'S PARADISE. WE HAVE SPENT LOTS OF TIME ON THE BEACH WITH OREANA AND I HAVE LOVED FEEDING THE SQUIRRELS.
WHILE HERE WE SAW THE ELEPHANT SEALS,HEARST CASTLE,DROVE UP ROUTE 1 ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST, PISMO BEACH AND BIG SUR. WE SAW A HERD OF ZEBRA AND WE FOUND A BEACH WHERE WE GOT TO WALK AMONG THE SEALS. THE ZEBRAS WERE A PART OF A HERD THAT BELONGED TO THE HEARST ESTATE. WHEN HE GOT ILL HE SENT MOST OF HIS WILD ANIMAL ZOO TO OTHER ZOOS , BUT RELEASED THE ZEBRA INTO THE HILLS AROUND THE CASTLE. THEY HAVE SINCE FLOURISHED IN THE HILLS AND ARE OFTEN SEEN GRAZING WITH COWS OR HORSES IN THE COUNTRYSIDE.
THE CALIFORNIA COAST IS BREATHTAKING, THE ROAD IS NARROW WITH HAIRPIN TURNS AND MANY ELEVATIONS AND STEEP GRADES DOWN. WE STOPPED AT THE RAGGED INN FOR LUNCH. THE MEAL WAS SUPERB,AND THE VIEWS WERE OUTSTANDING. WE WENT TO EVERY SURROUNDING CITY AND TOWN. THE FLOWERS WERE IN BLOOM, THE YARDS WERE A FULL RAINBOW, OF VARIOUS MEDITERRANEAN AND CALIFORNIA FLORA.
THE WEATHER WAS PLEASANT, WARM DURING THE DAY AND COOL NIGHTS.
IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE HERE, GAS WAS FROM $4.15 TO $5.99 A GALLON. THE GROCERY STORES CHARGED .10C PER BAG. AND A MEDIUM PIZZA WAS $22.50.
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