Travel Blogs from Morro Bay, United States
Pelican Brief
This entry will be brief, and yes, it does involve pelicans. Morro Bay was where laid our heads to rest that night, in a car park near the water's edge. Next morning we could see our surroundings and were badly in need of some coffeeeeeee!! A tiny granny ...
The Coast
All through the night, we heard seals making noises. So in the morning we took a walk along the bay to try to find some. We saw a sea otter bathing himself in the water, it was really cute. Unfortunately the only seals we could see were out pretty far in ...
Everything I know I learned from my dog
Chance is curled up on his blanket on the floor as I write this, a picture of innocence and sweetness, his soft golden coat glowing in the lamplight, his breathing relaxed and even. He is the perfect traveling companion; ever patient, taking ...
The Bay View Inn, 8.15pm
... ; Paying less than 10 dollars for a pizza I would expect minimalist service. And the waiter that dealt with the bill called me "boss". Morro Bay is a mixture of allsorts, with a chilled feel. Tucked at the bottom of a hill, the seafront has a cosy, ...
From trailer parks to castles in one day...
... had travelled a lot (been to Perth, Alice Springs and Sydney), been married 4 times and now lived in trailer park just outside of Morro Bay. I think he went down to the rock every day to talk to people and enjoy the outdoors. He kindly gave us some ...
Green eggs but no ham
... at least now I can say I have driven along it. Dinner was in a cute little pizza place in Cambria about 20 miles north of Morro Bay where we are staying. If you ever go to Cambria, I recommend JBJ Roundup Pizza. We made it to Morro Bay but had to ...
Dinner at Morro Bay
... the miles with barely any stops in any of the nice looking coastal towns that line the Pacific Coast Highway so we opted for a stop in Morro Bay as it had the best choice of places to eat (according to our guidebook). We had a wander round some shops and ...
The Big Rock
Just an overnight stopover in this nice little town, it has that big rock just sticking up in the background, it's quite bizzare. One of the locals described it as looking like some kind of Hollywood movie prop, I think that just about sums it up! The ...
staying in a car park ?
... . We pass wonderful sandy beaches people surfing, but never mind the boys have promised to stop on the beach when we reach Morro Bay. We pass through Ventura, Santa Barbera and other lovely places lit by the California sun. Then we arrive at Morro Bay to ...
warten, warten, warten ...
... Gemüse und mehrer Leute die Musik machen. Heute morgen sind wir ein bisschen durch die außenliegenden Orte (meist am Strand, Morro Bay und Pismo Beach) gefahren um zu schauen ob diese eine Alternative zum wohnen wären. Leider stellen wir ...
Morro Bay
... Roman Sap. The castle was a pretty amazing place and I was glad we went. We left Hearst Castle and returned to Morro Bay. We decided to take a walk around the town, discovering little was open, then out to the big rock, and then into ...
Nice drive today
the coast road was quite good lots of views and elephant seals, and we managed to find a nice motel in the town... strangest thing, they gave us a box of matches when we booked in , to light the fire???? how bizarre , in southern california and we get a ...
What a Disaster! Days 5 & 6!
Wow, where do I start?? We had a lovely, but long and tiring day out yesterday, when we were out from 10am - 8pm, driving up Highway 101 to the Big Sur, the wold famous scenic coastal drive. The road is really twisty and turny, with fantatsic views of ...
Morro Bay, CA
... keeping the massive fields green and productive. Left the 101 at Paso Robles and drove across the mountains to the coast. Morro Bay was a great little costal town and the Morro Bay Inn was an older, but very well kept beachfront hotel. ...
Morro Bay
Morro Bay We enjoyed that part of the country. There were festivals going on most every night. One night we drove to Atascadero for the winter fest. We're hanging out when this girl comes up to me and says Renee!! It was Ginny and Randall's grand ...
Morro Bay
Morro Bay We enjoyed that part of the country. There were festivals going on most every night. One night we drove to Atascadero for the winter fest. We're hanging out when this girl comes up to me and says Renee!! It was Ginny and Randall's grand ...
California Countryside
... was weird, when we got out to feel the water, is was really cold. Not a typical what you think "warm California beach". So we touched the water, and then ran shivering back to the car. We stayed in a camp ground really close to the bay that night. ...
Monday Monday!
... if you can even call it that. This is about as far removed from Santa Monica as you can get, which is what we wanted. Morro Bay is a little fishing town, and the beach area looks quite rugged and unspoilt. There's loads of little 'mom an pop' restaurants ...
Morro Bay (a US version of Leigh-on-Sea)
... a long drive today. Stopped by the roadside and the beach to have our sandwiches then it was back on the road. Finally made it to Morro Bay. Our hotel was quite near the bay so we parked the car and walked down. It was quite a sleep little town, clearly ...
Big Sur, Hearst Castle, Morro Bay
... it seems we were pretty close to the mark!! So it was a nice place for lunch and on the road again until we came to Morro Bay which looked like a good place to stop. Days Inn wanted $97pn, another near the beach wanted $79 for an upstairs room and ...
Raspberries, Strawberries, Vineyards we saw...
... of the ocean side hills. We suspect that there will be fog for us in the morning, at least for a little while. We pulled into Morro Bay right at 4:30 and have stopped for the night at Cypress Morro Bay RV and Motor Home Park. It is very nice—tile ...
Exploring Morro Bay (Day 39)
... high tide. We started seeing all kinds of birds and the guides told us about all of them. There's a heron reserve along the bay and there were so many birds just hanging out there. We even watched a pelican dive into the water to catch a ...
Morro Bay
... we had to pitch our tent on gravel and Dale struggled to get the pegs in the ground, it was so solid. Unfortunately the weather in Morro Bay was truly miserable. It was cold and the fog meant you couldn't see a metre in front of you. We did ...
A Miniature Denmark & A Giant Rock
... driving through vineyard country, which looked very green compared to the ever-present yellow grass framing the rows. We reached Morro Bay towards evening and found our hotel, which has very many exotic-looking flowers in the window boxes. We ...
California's Central West Coast
... ). Nearby you can check out a colony of elephant seals which number in the thousands and farther down the coast is Morro Bay. Morro Bay is home to Morro Rock, part of the Nine Sisters and is a 26 million year old extinct chain of ...
Your left leg is on vacation.......
... føle og dufte alle forandringer i omgivelserne mens man kører - som på en go MC-tur :-) Efter en overnatning her i Morro Bay, kører vi nu videre mod LA hvor vi har reserveret Hotel fra IPad'en her til morgen i Glendale. Ikke mere ...
Morro Bay ROCKS!
... , us going on a tour in a random place such as Morro Bay, to spot sea otters and whales. I did not know much about Morro Bay, but I really did not expect much from this small town, famous for its extinct volcanic rock, the Morro Rock. It turns out that ...
Morro Bay - not as dreary as I'd imagined
... a massive power plant, which struggles with the Morro Rock for their share of the landscape. What I didn’t realise was that Morro Bay is also a fishing town..... which can only mean one thing.... CRAB!!!! I went in search of crab, leading us to ...
