Our first outing

We finally took a little trip of more than 10 miles, and went up to Camp San Luis Obispo. Camp SLO, as is self-titled, is a great place. There are only 16 slots, and they are fairly small, but the base is also small and easy to get into and out of. The surrounding towns are amazing and there are just so many cool things to do.

To the north, is Morro Bay, which has a great Natural History Museum, with great hands-on exhibits to check out, informative with good local information for all four of our kiddos.  We also took a quick drive up into the town and it looked like it would be fun to spend more time, with big surrey bikes to rent and ride up to Morro Rock, where you can see otters playing and lots of pelicans and sea birds, as well as sea lions and other marine life. It is just a really busy area for sightseeing.

The town of San Luis Obispo is a super cute college town that looks like it would be nice to hang out in the evenings, lots of cute little restaurants and bars and just a really good vibe. There is a place called Bubblegum Alley that is exactly as the name implies - an entire alley with both walls of gum that people have been sticking up on it for years. The gross part, is behind the current layer(s) of gum, there is moldy blackness of prior people’s gum. We walked down the alley and all I could think was that someone was going to get sick from breathing in the mold. But, K had read about it in one of her books and was thrilled to have experienced the real thing.

The final day of our trip, we went to Pismo Beach. This beach has to be the most beautiful beach I have been to, with clear waters and beautiful waves perfect for surfers and body surfers and for splashing in the sand. The weather was perfect for us, and the waters warm. We splashed in the water, then wandered and found ice cream and a place to grab a quick drink and some fries. It is close enough to be able to go for an afternoon, and easily return to Camp SLO, where we can stay for $23 a night with full hook ups. Yee Haw!