This morning I scoped out a path so I could get in a longer walk with a hill. I miss Bay Area hills. I am happy to say I was able to walk to the beach in about a half hour. And I found a geocache right here:
It was cloudy this morning, but after work the sun made an appearance, so I decided to try out a different beach where I found two geocaches.
Avila Beach
I would have found a third geocache at the end of that pier, but I was denied when I got within 200 feet of it:
Behind the Locked Gate
Now, typically I am not one to shy away from hopping a fence or two, but this was a little too high for me and not worth the risk. I must return some day when the gate is open again.
So far Avila Beach is my favorite neighborhood in the Pismo Area. I had a lovely dinner overlooking the water:
I will say this though. I had no idea that central California was so desolate. With the exception of some small beach towns and Cal Poly, it’s pretty much just agriculture. I am now remembering an ongoing joke about Cal Poly when visiting friends there back in the early 90s: “Ornamental Horticulture.” Apparently, it’s a major that students would declare when they didn’t know what else to major in. I get it now, cuz SLO is pretty podunk.
NEXT UP: I think I will check out “Shell Beach” tomorrow.
Tuesday, July 12, 2022:
Theresa Donahoe 