We moved from the beautiful Central California Solvang area to the scenic Morro Bay area. We are living on a fixed budget and Mary Lynn found a relatively inexpensive RV park: Bay Pines RV Park. The key word here is ‘relatively’ because everything is expensive in California…
At first I was disappointed with the spot they gave us; basically it was a connecting driveway however once we got set up we realized we overlooked an estuary. It was full of wildlife that we enjoyed watching all week. A family of wild pigs, deer, tons of birds, etc.
The picturesque harbor in Morro Bay connects to the large tidal estuary.
Morro Bay is anchored by Morro Rock, which is actually the remains of a volcanic plug. After a volcano erupts the lava cools and a ‘plug’ forms in the fissure. Eventually the seas dropped and the earth around the plug was eroded leaving, in this case, Morro Rock.
The whole area is designated a protected bird sanctuary so there are birds everywhere, including the ubiquitous seagulls. They are everywhere however we also saw large numbers of pelicans, egrets, blue herons, great white herons, sandpipers, etc. One of my favorites is the red-winged black bird which is fairly common throughout the central coast of California.
The port is home to a small fishing fleet that unloads it catch daily at the Morro Bay Fish Company. The picture above is the view from our table in what became our favorite restaurant: Tognazzini's Dockside Restaurant & Fish Market. Great food and incredibly fresh.
MLA is not a big seafood fan however she lets me indulge my seafood habit. She did say the fish and chips here were the best she’s ever had.
These folks seemed to be having a great time paddling around the harbor on paddleboards.
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What an AWESOME idea!!! I'm going travelling myself and have been thinking about a road trip across America.. this looks fab :D xx
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