Classic Trip - Fundamental Coast (San Luis Obispo), California 2000

Take a piddling trip dorsum inwards fourth dimension to the Central Coast amongst us CLASSIC TRIP - Central Coast (San Luis Obispo), California 2000

Take a piddling trip dorsum inwards fourth dimension to the Central Coast amongst us...


San Luis Obispo lies simply close halfway betwixt Los Angeles in addition to San Francisco. Many purpose it to remain overnight along the means withal it is also a finish unto itself. San Luis Obispo is located close 12 miles inland from the sea from Morro Bay. It is the starting poing of the scenic component subdivision of Highway 1 that runs through Big Sur, Monterey, Santa Cruz in addition to Half Luna Bay earlier ending upwardly inwards San Francisco.

Our trip begins on a Fri afternoon. It’s three to four hours driving earlier nosotros instruct to our destination, the Sands Motel. For $70 per night, nosotros instruct an adequate room amongst ii queen beds in addition to an extra large bathroom. It has a bathtub amongst a shower on a hose, no roll-in. Parking was hard hither as the handicapped location was non large plenty for us to deploy our ramp. We had to common away from the room (update - rooms straight off appear to go inwards the $100 summation per nighttime range).

Having had dinner on the ride up, nosotros picket a piddling TV in addition to and then hitting the sack. In the morning, nosotros direct maintain breakfast across the street at the Monterey St. Café. The motel provided a continental breakfast but to go honest, it simply did non await appetizing. The eating house provided a decent meal.

San Luis Obipso is inwards the middle of the Central Coast vino dry ground thus nosotros headed due east of town to catch it. We ended upwardly at Edna Valley Vineyards which has simply built a large novel tasting room. The wines were expert but amongst prices starting at $18 a bottle they’d ask to go a flake better. The demonstration grape vines out yesteryear the parking lot were a lot of fun. fifteen dissimilar varieties are planted hither in addition to you lot tin give notice wander through in addition to sense of savour the grapes correct off the vine...in flavor of course.
Back inwards San Luis Obispo, nosotros direct maintain dinner at F. McClintocks, a western themed steak joint. Dinner was first-class in addition to the eating house was accessible but small. After eating nosotros accept a walk along the creek that runs through downtown. Accessible walks let wheelers to stroll along hither too.

There is also an interesting, if a flake gross, attraction inwards the downtown area. That is “Bubble Gum Alley”, a narrow walkway where locals in addition to visitors alike deposit their chewed paste upon the walls - sometimes to artistic effect. There is almost a one-half century operate of paste deposited on the walls.
Wheelchair seating at Santa Maria Speedway
That evening, nosotros caput due south to Santa Maria to accept inwards a nighttime of racing at Santa Maria Speedway. The sprint cars were running that nighttime in addition to the house was packed amongst race fans. Wheelchair users direct maintain reserved spots at the top of the stands overlooking the rails yesteryear plow one.
Santa Maria Speedway
The racing that nighttime was spectacular amongst typical sprint automobile hijinks in addition to a lot of fun.
The adjacent morn nosotros drove over to nearby Avila Beach for breakfast. Avila has an interesting recent history. Years agone an fossil oil tank farm was installed inwards the hills inwards a higher house town. About a decade agone it was establish that those tanks had been leaking for years, fouling the the world nether downtown Avila Beach. The society was sued in addition to straight off must pay to take away all the soil nether the downtown expanse (which was largely demolished), restore the downtown expanse in addition to the beach, summation pay a huge village to the tiny town itself.
A sea king of beasts begging for scraps off the San Luis Pier
Downtown Avila Beach is soundless nether construction. Just upwardly the route (past the every bit infamous Diablo Canyon nuclear ability flora entrance) is Port San Luis pier. This 100+ twelvemonth sometime wharf nestles inwards a beautiful piddling cove. We had an first-class breakfast at Fatcats at the human foot of the pier in addition to and then walked out to the terminate where sea lions cavorted inwards the H2O begging for handouts at the dorsum of the fish market. Diners also know that the Olde Port Inn at the terminate of the pier offers approximately of the finest dining on the cardinal coast.

In the afternoon nosotros took inwards a matinee at the theatre inwards downtown San Luis Obispo (Meet the Parents, funny movie).

Dinner this night would go at the F. McClintock’s inwards Pismo Beach simply due south of San Luis Obispo (yes, the really same Pismo Beach that Bugs Bunny was e'er inwards search of). This is a much larger in addition to much to a greater extent than tourist oriented location than the i inwards San Luis Obispo. It’s also a tad to a greater extent than expensive in addition to non quite as expert nutrient wise. This nighttime it seemed to attract every birthday in addition to anniversary celebration on the coast. I don’t intend I desire to listen the hold off staff sing the F. McLintock-generic celebration vocal i time again for a long, long time...

This beingness our final nighttime here, nosotros alternative upwardly a span of bottles of local vino from the on-premises liquor shop at the motel in addition to soak inwards the inn’s hot tub earlier retiring for the night.

OTHER ATTRACTIONS IN SAN LUIS OBISPO
Of course, nosotros couldn’t produce it all inwards a weekend but over the years we’ve establish the next expanse attractions to go good worth your time...

Hearst Castle is an hour’s crusade to the N of San Luis Obispo

The Apple Farm Inn at the N terminate of town has a wonderful eating house summation a working grist manufactory powered yesteryear the local creek.

The Monarch Butterflies pass their winters inwards several eucalyptus groves close Pismo Beach.

You tin give notice soak inwards natural hot springs in addition to swim inwards naturally warm pools at Avila Hot Springs for a reasonable cost or nearby Sycamore Hot Springs for a pregnant amount more. Both are simply due south of San Luis Obispo at the Port San Luis/Avila Beach instruct out of the 101 freeway.

-Darryl
Copyright 2000 - Darryl Musick
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