Morro Bay, California

We have settled in nicely to this lovely spot at Morro Bay State Park. Our screen rooms are up, our reclining chairs ready for our quick naps, and the dogs are happy to be parked in one place for awhile. Paula has done some painting, Julie has been organizing work projects, and there have been hikes with Ann and Lyn. Yesterday, the 25th, we hiked out to a bluff on Montana de Oro and down to a tide pool where we saw hermit crabs, anemones, turban snails, buggy whip kelp, and small tide pool fish. Off on the rocks we saw five sea lions lying in the sun , otters and cormorants. The weather has held to the high 60’s with afternoon fog rolling in. It is beautiful here.

Tuesday evening we had dinner with friends of Ann and Lyn. Ellen and Peter are from Minneapolis and spend at least two months each year up the road from Morro Bay in a small village named Cayucos. They were joined by Susan, another friend of Ann and Lyn’s. Susan is from Italy. The connections of these people are a longer story but the theory of six degrees of separation was well supported when we learned at dinner that Ellen, Peter and Susan know a couple in New York City that Julie and Paula know.

We met for breakfast in Morro Bay this morning.

Then we went on a quest for fire wood. Found it!