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  • Mark & Ciara

    Independance day on the central coast | Jul 03 07'

    by Mark & Ciara a 28 year old male traveling as a couple from Dublin, on vacation in Morro Bay

    "It was only the males. They come ashore to rest and shed while the women stay at sea to hunt food. Hmmm"

    Here's a tip - Don't ever go to Morro Bay, it's a dump! there's a really really big rock there - right out in the bay. it's huge.....although we di... Continue reading »

  • AK Andy

    Solvang and Morro Bay | May 13 07'

    by AK Andy a 25 year old female traveling as a family from Anchorage, on vacation in Morro Bay

    On the first day of our road trip we headed north from Los Angeles and ended up in Morro Bay for the evening.  We visited some interesting pla... Continue reading »

  • Heraclio

    Better I eat Shark than Shark eat me. | Oct 31 02'

    by Heraclio a male from Amsterdam, on vacation in Morro Bay

    "In the last rays of a setting sun I see peregrine falcons circling the rock giving it an eery sight."

    Morro Bay, Morro Strand State Beach, Campground.01-11-2002.Morro Bay`s Embarcadero despite its bling-bling facade, is bustling with activity. Fish... Continue reading »

  • backpacker

    spending a day in Morro Bay...just relaxing | Feb 06 08'

    by backpacker a female from Maine, on vacation in Morro Bay

    "Having flexible travel plans is great. I just have to remember to head east eventually."

    I take my time packing today.  I am only heading to Cambria and I don't want to arrive too early.  I head first to the natural food store... Continue reading »

  • backpacker

    walking the bluffs above the beach and discovering a new perspective | Feb 05 08'

    by backpacker a female from Maine, on vacation in Morro Bay

    "If you walk 20 miles and still look back at what you have passed & see your start point, you have not walked far enough."

    My alarm goes off at 7:30 am, but I stay in bed until 8:30 am planning my hike.  Once I am up, I head downtown to "The Coffeepot" and order a... Continue reading »

  • Heraclio

    A heavily tattooed Harley Davidson rider. | Nov 03 02'

    by Heraclio a male from Amsterdam, on vacation in Morro Bay

    "There is no sound in the world that comes anywhere close to that of a Harley Davidson`s engine running."

    Morro Bay,  04-11-2002, morning.Leaving my tent early in the morning the first thing I do is checking out the owl that roosts in the tree behi... Continue reading »

  • Heraclio

    A nighttime leopard frog orgy. | Nov 01 02'

    by Heraclio a male from Amsterdam, on vacation in Morro Bay

    "I felt like I was in the middle of a leopard frog orgy."

    Morro Bay, Morro Strand State Beach, campground.02-11-2002. My sleep was disturbed all night by the noisy bark of giant Leopard Frogs. They mu... Continue reading »

  • Heraclio

    A lone and old sioux native | Nov 02 02'

    by Heraclio a male from Amsterdam, on vacation in Morro Bay

    "Does he want to smoke his peace pipe with me or something?"

    Los Osos State Reserve, 03-11-2002. After yet another night on the leopard frog invested campground in Morro Bay I decided this morning on a on... Continue reading »

  • Kvans

    Morro Bay | Jun 10 06'

    by Kvans a 38 year old female traveling as a couple, on vacation in Morro Bay

    The Ghia made it to Morro Bay, with only one minor problem.... The spedometer is making noise, but all in all that is not too bad for a 35 year old... Continue reading »

Trips taken near Morro Bay

  • little haxby

    Spoiling Senses in Lush California- Includes Driving 1 | Mar 25 07'

    by little haxby a 27 year old female from Boston, on vacation in Cambria

    I left Flagstaff and drove on Route 40 into California. I drove across the Mojave Desert without any water, and stopped just before Bakersfield t... Continue reading »

  • Mark & Ciara

    Wine Country | Jul 02 07'

    by Mark & Ciara a 28 year old male traveling as a couple from Dublin, on vacation in El Paso de Robles (Paso Robles)

    "We waited to see the other testers use the bucket but none of them went near it"

    After the upper class leanings we developed in Carmel, we felt the only thing we could do next was to go do some wine testing. we headed inland tow... Continue reading »

  • backpacker

    Cycling nearly 40 miles just to see the beach | Feb 03 08'

    by backpacker a female from Maine, on vacation in Pismo Beach

    "For once I feel like I have found a sport that will kick my butt. Why is cycling so tiring?"

    I am determined to make it to either Avila Beach or Pismo Beach today for a hike. Since I am still in San Luis Obispo, I have several miles to the... Continue reading »

  • backpacker

    Exploring the Hearst Castle | Feb 02 08'

    by backpacker a female from Maine, on vacation in San Simeon

    "The tour includes the guest houses, main houses, and the pools. I ask "Can I just stay here and admire the pool?""

    When I woke up this morning, it was to the sound of my hostel roommates complaining about the rain. I knew it was going to rain...the newspaper co... Continue reading »

  • backpacker

    Riding on buses with no apparent destination | Feb 01 08'

    by backpacker a female from Maine, on vacation in Santa Maria

    "I'm a master at wasting nice days. I always manage to be lost, trying not to drown, or a combination of both."

    I am better at walking. I know that. Somehow, I allowed myself to believe that staying twelve miles from the coast in a well-known hostel in San Lu... Continue reading »

  • Nick Hurley

    Pacific Coast Highway | Dec 17 06'

    by Nick Hurley a 24 year old male from Melbourne, on vacation in Cambria

    The next day we went back to Budget rental car to get a new car. The Pontiac Grand Prix we had was teriffic, it had seat warmers, electric everythi... Continue reading »

  • krup32

    Our family on the west coast | Jul 12 07'

    by krup32 a male traveling as a couple from Syracuse, on vacation in San Luis Obispo

    "There are not many cities left where you can walk from your house to downtown and be sitting in the middle of a very lively city having dinner."

    Our longest stay yet had come in San Luis Obispo with the Dwyers who are my (and now Megs officially) aunt, uncle, and cousin. It was very nice to... Continue reading »

  • Wanderer

    Hearst Castle | Oct 07 05'

    by Wanderer a 31 year old female from Manama, on vacation in San Simeon

    "Unbelieveable ranch living"

    San Simeon is all about the Hearst Castle. In fact, I didn't see anything else while I was there. You start the tour at the Visitor's Center, whe... Continue reading »

  • ILoveNY

    Hearst Castle | May 29 90'

    by ILoveNY a female from New York, on vacation in San Simeon

    We left Carmel and  headed farther south to see Hearst Castle in San Simeon.  What is there to say about the size and wealth? ... Continue reading »

  • backpacker

    New camera, new view, new city to explore | Jan 31 08'

    by backpacker a female from Maine, on vacation in San Luis Obispo

    "It is hard to sit still as the train follows the coast. My brain says "get out and hike...why are you still sitting?""

    Afraid that I will sleep through checkout, I wake at 7:40 am and begin packing my backpack. Wow, I have acquired a lot of things in the last few c... Continue reading »

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