November 5: Happy to be here at Pismo Beach. NB18 is our campsite for 3 days. Our drive over was uneventful. We had In N' Out for lunch. It was sunny and cool when we arrived. After the sun went down it was chilly but actually seemed warmer in the night, even though our heater clicked on at one point. We ate leftovers, played cards, and I fell asleep watching NCIS DVDs. John turned everything out and was sound asleep when I next woke at 2:30a.
Just Backed in 3p
November 6: What a lovely morning. It says it is says it is only 60 degrees but with the bright sun shining on us it almost feels hot! No sweatshirt needed when I took Tony for his morning walk over the dunes, that's for sure. It is SO beautiful here. After we were back from the walk I set up my "work station" as I plan to do a good bit of digital scrapbooking while here for three day. We gave our first Casita tour before 10a. For lunch we went to one of our favorite places, Old Juan's Cantina in Oceano. It was delicious as always. We ate so much it feels like we need a nap now!
Our Morning View
November 7: Today was another
lovely day. After we were up and around we decided to walk over to the Monarch
Butterfly Grove. You can access this grove from the campground, though most
people park on Hwy 1 and enter that way. The parking is premium so it is nice
to just walk into the back section from the campground. After all the years we
have come over here, we have never gone to see this. Maybe we never came to
Pismo from Nov-Feb, but I think we have. Anyway, we are seeing it now. Once was
just a path and a brochure has been expanded to an entrance with a lovely sign,
a gift shop, tons of brochures and various reading materials, informational
signs, and a fenced walkway with at least 6 telescopes trained on the pretty
little insects. Volunteers man the telescopes, answer questions, and give
little lectures a few times a day.
By now we worked up an appetite so we drove into town to go to Splash Cafe. To our astonishment, there was no line! For a split second I was concerned they were closed or worse yet, went out of business. Nope, we hit it just right I guess. We had a delicious bread bowl of chowder with seafood topping (crab and shrimp). To walk off that lunch we headed to the pier only to find it was closed for repairs. It was a minor disappointment but we are happy to see the city of Pismo Beach takes pride in their pier and they are making these upgrades to be sure it is nice for future generations.
The rest of our day was spent playing cards, reading, and relaxing. I have gotten a LOT done on my albums. As of today I am caught up on the 2017 Eash Family album!
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