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Central Coast Photoblog

Out of the two of us, I would say that Madeline is often "the fun one". She's excited to arrive anywhere. When the car door opens, she always does a convincing job of pretending like it's the most interesting place she's ever been, even if it's just a gas station we're stopping at to ask directions. I appreciate that.

We set off this week on a little exploration of California's central coast.

About two hours north of Los Angeles there starts to be long stretches of road without another car in sight. That always gives me a little thrill, like being the only person in a swimming pool.
It was about the same time the roads emptied out that I realized how little of California's landscape I was familiar with. For example, I didn't know California had so many hills like these.
And I knew California made wine, but had not seen the vineyards.
The only down-side, if you can even call it that, about taking a road trip alone with a dog is that there is no one to take your photo at rest stop vista points and you are forced to rely on the awkwardly timed shots taken by a self-timer.
Morro Bay is a beautiful little town with a huge lump of a rock in its bay.
The lump stands in the background of every westward photo taken in the town of Morro Bay like that over-eager friend who jumps into every group shot. Yes, lump, we see you.
I stayed the night in (and fell in love with) the small town of Cayucos. Here's the view from my hotel.
Whenever I get to a hotel I always take a photo through the peephole. I pretend that from now on, the peephole will be my only view of the world for the rest of my life. Until I get claustrophobic.
This hotel has special peepholes near the floor for dogs. Here's a photo of what Madeline could see through her peephole.
It was crazy windy on the beach. I couldn't tell for sure, but I think Maddy liked the way the wind parted her fur and exposed bare skin that never usually sees the light of day.
And it's not a trip to the beach without a sunset picture. After I took these photos yesterday, I loaded the pictures onto my computer to make room for more. But then, back at the beach, I slipped on a rock and dropped my camera into the ocean. Ouch. Although I fished it out and dried it, it looks like my camera may have taken its last photo. I'm really thankful I was at least able to save some of the images before that happened!