Morro Bay California.....I have been to California many times and never bothered to indulge in the Central Coast.. I have been from Sandiego to North of Bodega Bay but a good friend has opened my eyes to the wonders that lie just East of Bakersfield..
He and his wife showed us the Central Coast in the coolest fashion, since they both grew up there, it was like having a personal tour guide so nothing went unseen. My wife and girls had the best time seeing all of it. We started at Pismo Beach and went all the way north to Seal Beach and Randy left no stone unturned with seeing all the cool stuff in between such as Cayucos Beach and pier, the quaint town of Cambria, Nitwitt Ridge, The Hearst Castle, and even the Piedra Blancas Lighthouse. We initially came in through the South up Through Pismo but took a different route home going through Paso Robles and eventually making our way to Cholame and getting to see something I have always wanted to see, the James Dean Memorial and Crash Site......Very cool for those of you who have not seen it...there is even an artist dedication of James at the Texaco Station at Highway 33 cutoff.....
These are just a few of the images i took along our "guided tour" of the area, I think i snapped about 500 or so shots.....whew, I took my D80 in lieu of my D300, and I really haven't shot alot with the 80 but I was suprised how easy it was to use and the quality of the images as well, "good call Joe", I'm glad i picked it up!!
An Onlooker
Morro Bay
The Awaiting Fishing Boats at Morro Bay
A Lost Fishermans Memorial
Ah the colors....
Reflections on the Back Bay
A surfer at the Rock....
The TKD Surf Shop
The House on Nitwitt Ridge
The welcoming Committee in Cambria
Seal Beach and lots of em'
The Piedra Blancas Lighthouse
The hills outside of Paso Robles
ALONG CAME A SPYDER AND PICKED UP A RIDER AND DROVE HIM INTO ETERNITY.....
The James Dean Memorial
The Crash Site Intersection....
The art at Hiway 33 intersection
One place that is worth the visit while in Vegas is the Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay. They have everything from Komodo Dragons, Alligators, Sharks and tons of Marine Life I have never even seen before. The girls really got a kick out of the shark tunnels where all of the marine life goes over the top of you as you walk through a circular tunnel. They have a tank full of jelly fish, one full of star fish and even an open top tank with stingray's that you can reach in and touch..... One of the coolest fish were the piranha's...they seem so serene just quietly swimming around all innocent and such. Pictures are a little challenging to get due to the 6" thick glass, but if you get creative you can get some decent shots. I did find out that you can pay to dive the shipwreck for 2 hours for $650.00. Kinda pricey, but when would you ever get the chance to dive with sharks in a controlled situation. The only requirement is that your are a licensed diver, I think I will do this and take my gopro camera with me and get some really good footage....
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