Back in December, my best friend surprised me with a trip down to Pismo. Well we went back down again, only this time it was more of a planned vacation.
However before I dive into our trip, here's your obligatory baseball card:
2017 Topps Archives Fan Favorites Autograph #FFA-RK
After taking a potty break, walking Tashi, and grabbing a refreshing acai bowl at The Neighborhood, we continued south on 101 to Pismo.
We stayed at the SeaCrest Oceanfront Hotel which offers some amazing coastal views of the Pacific Ocean.
The next day we woke up and headed about an hour southeast down to a little town in the Santa Ynez Valley called Solvang, which is known as the Danish Capital of America.
Wallet Card @ Ostrichland USA
We stopped off at Ostrichland USA to see and feed the ostriches. I didn't realize how tall and cute they are in person.
Wallet Card @ Solvang
The trip was filled with delicious food, gorgeous scenery, great company, and perfect weather. Temperatures ranged from the low 70's during the day to high 50's in the early evening.
Here's the view from our patio:
That's me lounging with my computer catching up and commenting on all of your blog posts. Life truly doesn't get much better than this. Unfortunately that was only about an hour before we packed up and headed back home.
Thank you Jen for inviting me along with you, your mom, and Tashi!
My Spring Break has been non-stop since Saturday. One of the first things I did was walk around the De Anza Flea Market, where I found a set of cards that I have wanted for decades. I'm hoping to write a recap of my finds either today or tomorrow, but we'll have to see.
I have a pair of lunch dates, a few chores that need to be taken care of, and taxes that need to be filed. Plus I'm suppose to meet my buddy's son-in-law to sell my car this evening, but I have to get it smogged before. Today and tomorrow are going to be a little crazy.
Until I write again...
Happy Thursday and sayonara!
Good times. My family often did a similar trip in the 70s except coming up from So Cal. Solvang was always a highlight, stopping to get pastries.
ReplyDeleteLOL Tigers great Rusty Kuntz! That looks like a fantastic trip and I'm glad you had a great time. I'm looking forward to the FMF post about whatever you found too.
ReplyDeleteThe combination of ostriches and a wallet card wasn't what I was expecting.
ReplyDeleteSome very cool photos, glad you enjoyed the time away from school. Love the Rusty card.
ReplyDeleteGood Job! 👍
Pismo Beach is fantastic. My sister and her family lived in Arroyo Grande for years and it was always great to go out and visit with them. The temps were always in the mid 70s year round. Glad you enjoyed your trip Fuji!
ReplyDeleteI don't think I knew Pismo existed except that Bugs Bunny tried to go there! Looks lovely, glad you got to do that.
ReplyDeleteLooks fun and exotic, never heard of any of the food names, but I'm sure it was all good. (Have seen ostriches up close though).
ReplyDeleteDidn't know Kuntz had a certified auto. Interesting.
Wallet card sightings! Looks like a really nice, peaceful area.
ReplyDeleteAlways a good thing when you can spend quality time with good peeps, especially on what appears to be a stress relief trip!
ReplyDeleteCentral coast is best coast
ReplyDeleteJealous. California Central Coast is my happy place.
ReplyDeleteGoing up and down the west coast is something I've never done.
ReplyDeleteI was in the St. Ynez Valley for a couple of days where there is a casino my parents like to stay and passed through Solvang and ostrich farm.
ReplyDeleteThat looks like a great time. Someday I'll make it out that way.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a great time and great views. How tall did you think an ostrich was before you saw them?? I have seen them in person too years ago and they were impressive. Hope you share some pics of your latest flea market finds and look forward to your next blog post.
ReplyDeletebatting out of order - great place for northern and southern californians to get away from the crazy crowds. and i'm craving one of those pastries right now
ReplyDeletedennis - i have all of the flea market items photographed or scanned. just need to finish writing up the post. should have it published on tuesday or wednesday.
cardboredom - i'm sure the ostrich wasn't expecting it either
john sharp - this break was so busy, i wish i had a few more days away from school. but it's back into the classroom tomorrow
reds card collector - arroyo grande (all of the towns down there) are so cool. i'm sure that's one of the areas i'll look into when i retire. just not sure i'll be able to afford it.
brett alan - had to look up the bugs bunny clip. might have saw that as a kid, but if i did... i don't remember. if you ever get the opportunity, i'd recommend checking pismo out. actually there are a bunch of cool place to stay in that area
night owl - not sure about exotic, but the views were really nice. i forgot about owning this auto. i just happened to see which kuntz cards i had scanned already and this one popped up.
bo - the mornings and evenings were very peaceful. but during the day we were running around all of the place. it was pretty awesome.
johnnys trading spot - yeah... it's always nice to get away with good company. the trip itself wasn't completely stress free... but honestly anytime i'm traveling there's a tiny bit of anxiety that i carry along with me :D
gcrl - yup. absolutely love the area.
nick vossbrink - mine too. hoping to go back for a few days this summer, but we'll see.
the lost collector - hope you get the chance. there are some really cool places to see. i've never been out to the east coast. but it's on my bucket list.
laurens - we were thinking about going to chumash casino in st. ynez valley. we didn't end up going, but maybe next time.
crocodile - i don't think you'll be disappointed if you do. lots of delicious food, scenic views, and nice weather
rr - i figured they would be four, maybe five feet tall. i feel like some of these were seven feet plus. i should have the flea market finds post publish on tuesday or wednesday