This Coastal Town is More Than a Big Rock
Revised
4/2021
Dear
Polite Traveler,
Road
trip!! For our visit to Universal Studios Hollywood, we decided to
make it a road trip, traveling south from Davis, CA to stay in San Luis Obispo
before landing in Hollywood and then Morro Bay on our homeward bound
jaunt. Since our stay in San Luis Obispo was only one night, I don’t
have anything to report. This isn’t the case for the lovely and
approachable Morro Bay.
Before staying here, I only knew the town as one overshadowed by a very large rock. Within a few hours of visiting, I found it is much, much more. It’s a place dedicated to memorializing the fisherman who have lost their lives to the sea and others who spent their lives serving this fine town.
It’s a place of friendly people who greet others freely. It’s also a place of celebration. It seems that there’s some sort of festival most every month. We caught a tiny slice of the “Harbor Festival,” which seemed to be more of an open house, welcoming all to the businesses on the coast. Personally, I loved meeting some of the locals.
The town is walkable
with the Morro Rock as the main attraction. In fact, one may walk or
drive around the mountain to the Morro Bay State
Park to camp, fish, sail or birdwatch. One can simply hike it and
call it a perfect day.
Morro Rock is actually
one of the nine sisters—a
volcanic plug mountain range. In a discussion with one of the local
artists, we found out that this mountain was once much, much larger, which was
chipped away to create a breakwater to make the bay safer.
Since Morro Bay is right
on the ocean, it can be windy and chilly. So, it’s best to pack a
variety of clothing even in warmer weather. During our short
stay, it was mid-seventies but felt much cooler due to the chilly
breeze.
Morro Bay is like a
place set in another time. It’s a slower pace, friendly and
kind. It’s the sort of place that will live in my dreams forever.
Please share your
experiences!
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