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| Levi getting some good shots! |
Brewy and I finished putting away the clean dishes...well I did...Brewy watched me before we raced out onto the beach after Levi. We all came in about 15 minutes later to take showers before settling in for the night.
We had a pretty eventful day! We slept in since we were so tired from all the hiking yesterday. Breakfast consisted of toasted bagels with cream cheese and fresh fruit. Our first stop was to the Kayak Shack located in Morro Bay Park. Brewy was all set with her new life jacket we purchased weeks before at Petsmart back home. She was very unhappy in it but it was just a safety precaution. She did get alot of "Aww"s from passer-byers. We rented a canoe ($14 for the first hour and each additional hour is $7). Turns out we used it for about 2 1/2 hours but they just charged us for 2 hours...nice! The gals there were very nice and informed about areas of the bay. Levi took the rear, I took the front, and Brewy hid under my seat.
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| Napping at the Sandspit |
She did not like the experience of the first hour. We paddled down the northern portion of the bay crossing various birds and a whole slew of sea lions. They surrounded our canoe at one point, their heads
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| Canoeing with Levi and Brewy |
bobbing in and out of the water, sometimes just a few feet away, as we made our way down what we think was Los Osos Creek. The whole time we were excited but praying they wouldn't get agitated and flip the canoe. Next, we paddled against the current to the Sandspit located east of the bay. The Sandspit is a long beach with sand dunes. We got out of the canoe here, ate some snacks we packed earlier, and laid down for a bit. Brewy even ate a whole bowl of doggy food. She was much more comfortable and calm when we got back on the canoe. One last stop to see the bird estuary on the west bank before we circled back to the rental station.
There was a little restaurant located just steps away from the rental station called Bayside Cafe. It was time to eat! Levi had a Wet Fish Burrito ( cod, coleslaw, Mexican rice, topped with red enchilada sauce)
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| Lunch at the Bayside Cafe |
and a coconut pie while I had chicken enchiladas with a key lime pie. Everything was yummy!! It was chilly outside but the patio areas had lots of heaters spread about.
After lunch, we headed off to Los Osos, a neighboring town about 5 minutes away. There's a wildlife preservation area called the Elfin Forest that we saw online and wanted to check out. (We try to make all of our RV trips pet friendly. Leaving Brewy in the trailer is not an option. She gets really paranoid when she's alone and can be destructive...she takes after me, alot.)
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| On the boardwalk at the Elfin Forest |
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| Pygmy Oak Trees |
Instead, these oak trees are stunted reaching heights of about 12 feet due to the coastal winds and poor soil environment. There are amazing sights of the bay in areas of the trail. Information signs are located throughout, as well.
A friend of ours told us about a Farmer's Market held in Morro Bay every Thursday from 2 to 5:30. It is located just off of I 1, north of the 41 Junction. This was very general, but we found the gathering located in the parking lot of the grocery store,
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| Farmer's Market |
Spencer's Fresh Markets. No dogs were allowed so Brewy stayed in the truck with the windows rolled down. We ended up purchasing strawberries, a variety of zucchinis and squashes, gourmet coffee, beef fillets, and sourdough bread. We had enough to make dinner for the night!
We came back to the RV park and did some laundry before firing up the grill! The zucchini and squash were sauteed in a butter and garlic sauce, the meat was cooked over the fire-medium rare, strawberries were cut and served with some wine, and butter was spread on the sourdough bread. We should open up a little pet-friendly restaurant out of the trailer!
Tomorrow is our last full day here...boohoo! I think we're going to spend it on the beach!
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