Stromboli's Rolling Log: Day 42, Monday May 14th, 2028, Sea Lions, Monterey Bay, and the Chiropractor.

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It was time to visit the Chiropractor for Ruth, as the back was going out again. We found a Palmer grad in Morro Bay, as that is the method that gives her the most help. That ended about noon, when we moved north with our lunch to see if we could find seals and oystercatchers along the bluffs north of Cayugas which is only about 8 miles north.

There is a State park there that has an interesting history. It seems that the land came from an old Spanish Land grant originally (Spanish ownership) and gradually was deeded and ceded to other owners. Finally the owner granted it to the state as it had cliffs that were shielding it from CA 1 that paralleled the shore there. The road was some 300 yards from the cliffs so it was hidden from view. Off shore are many rocks and small shoals that appear mostly above the surface at high tide. This wonderful habitat is used by seals and sea Lions as a haulout and a place to have their pups. (Also Black Oystercatchers nest there). Enter the guys who wanted to capitalize on it by purchasing it to develop it commercially. The local people (Thanks to them!) protested so much that the state stepped in and stopped any sale, (they can do that) preserving it for the seals and birds that used the seashore for their life cycle activities.

Today the three mile strip of land, no more than 300 yards wide, has no facilities, just trails in the grass leading to the cliffs, and no public amemnities of any kind (water, toilets,etc) . (There are a few "pull out" parking lots.) Yet, it is a State Park and open to the public. It is pretty much like it has been since millennia ago. Seal and sea life win that one.

The rocks along the Beach at Otero State Park

The whale watch in Monterey Bay

Sea Lions hauling out on the rocks. Maybe you can spot them?

A good view of the southern portion of Monterey Bay. This is the largest Marine Sanctuary in the USA

We did get some distant photos and used our telescope to see the Sea Lions clearly. Truly a great site.

There was a side trip to see the tourist town of Cambria and test their ice cream which took
us off of CA1 and onto that rolling up hill and down hill town of 8,000. It is truly nestled in the coastal hills, unable to be seen from the highway. There was no "DQ".

The end of the day for us was Ruth's spinach kietsch that she put together, it was excellent. Funny thing happened during that process, We have had this trailer for 11 years and NEVER used the oven (Great storage place) . So we had to get out the manual to see how to light the oven and turn it off again. The oven is as clean as the day we bought the trailer.

A Gumnut Tree. The tree is from Australia.

A Song Sparrow by the sea.

Ruth saw this going uo , and we got it coming back.

Front street in Cambria Central California.

A species of Primrose.

Tomorrow we will head for the Hearst mansion and "Castle" I guess they call it. It is 24 miles north. Ruth has never been there so o]it will be a good sight for her to be sure. Another "haul out" potential will be on the docket for the afternoon. Temps are holding at 55-63 all day and night. The sun is warming, but as soon as it gets to be 4:00 Pm it cools down quickly.