A Quick Trip to Morro Bay

 It's been years since I've been to Morro Bay, and I'd forgotten how very beautiful the area is. Unfortunately, it's a bit of a drive... 4 hours one way (that's assuming traffic is cooperating). From where I live, I need to navigate up into LA, and out the other end, which is never easy. If it weren't for that, I think it's a place we would visit often.

Checking into our hotel, this is the view from the lobby (taken through the glass window). What an awesome location! If you're not familiar with Morro Bay, it's located on California's central coast and is famous for this huge geological oddity called Morro Rock. The bay itself is beautiful, as is the coastline to the north and south.

 

 

Dinner at the hotel on our first night. I had totally forgetten it was St. Patrick's Day. I ordered a beer with my fish & chips and was shocked to see a green beverage served with my dinner! Family, a great view on the water, and green beer... doesn't get any better than this! We liked it so much, we ate dinner here again on our second night!

 

Cloud bank and light fog on our first night in Morro Bay.

 

On the morning of our second day, I walked down to the lobby around 7:30AM to grab some coffee and saw this pretty view (cell phone shot). I like how the sun is lighting up Morro Rock, and decided I would bring my big camera down to this spot a little earlier the next day and try to get a photo at the exact moment Morro Rock is first lit up by the sun.
 

Lilly & I rented a kayak. It was something we had never done, and turned out to be easy and fun. I'm sure it helped that the bay was perfectly calm with no waves or current! As we paddeled around in the harbor, I asked her if money were no object and she could choose any boat in the harbor, which one would she want??

Being a huge Taylor Swift fan, the decision was easy!

  

Dog beach (we had our dog with us), and a nice view of Morro Rock looking south.

 

A beautiful sunset on the evening of our second day.

 

I woke up early on the morning of our final day because I wanted to get that photo of Morro Rock at first light. Well, one thing about photography, you can plan all you want, but there are no guarantees!

It was so foggy, I could barely make out the boats in the water right in front of me! What a radical overnight change in the weather! That's OK, I rarely get a chance to take pictures in the fog. I cranked up the ISO on my camera and stated taking pictures.

This otter came cruising by in the fog.

Hope you enjoyed this quick getaway to a really pretty area on California's Coast!

Thanks for stopping by!!

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