As we near the end of our grand tour through the Western United States, it was a delight to spend four days on the central coast of California in Pismo Beach and San Luis Obispo. This area is one of our favorites.
Included in our time here was the great opportunity to visit with Sue’s college roommate, Lynn, and her husband Ken, who live in Los Osos, as well as Lyle and Nancy, friends from Shafter, who now live in Morro Bay. We also had fun riding bicycles on the Bob Jones trail, a six-mile round trip between SLO and Avila Beach.
While here, we visited a different winery every day, and enjoyed the opportunity to soak in the views and sip wine at: Baileyana, Tolosa, and Chamisal Wineries (pictured below from their estate patio).
Tomorrow we drive to our home sweet home and this chapter of Sue and Ted’s retirement travel adventures reaches its conclusion. What a trip it’s been! Nearly nine weeks, almost 8,500 miles, 14 states, 19 National and State Parks and Monuments (9 were new to us), 22 different campgrounds, and the opportunity to explore and be with cherished family and friends. One more blog post after this one… Our usual best of everything list across our entire list!
Thanks for vicariously coming along on our journey, and for your love, prayers and encouragement!