...Continued from yesterday:
The following day, Friday, we drove to Pismo Beach. However we stopped first for breakfast at another little place we found in Atascadero called AJ's Kitchen Fast & Fresh.
The following day, Friday, we drove to Pismo Beach. However we stopped first for breakfast at another little place we found in Atascadero called AJ's Kitchen Fast & Fresh.
| The place was really small inside and had only five tables, |
...however a table was clearing just as we arrived, and so we were lucky enough to snag one.
We soon saw why the place was full: the food was, as promised in its name, freshly made, - as well as hot and tasty - and the service was fast.
Romaine had a veggie and rice burrito,
Romaine had a veggie and rice burrito,
....while I had sunny side up eggs with the best home fries and a side of thick, buttery garlic toast.
Well-fueled by our yummy breakfast, Romaine, Lucy,
...and I drove 27 miles south,
...to our first destination, The Pismo State Beach Monarch Butterfly Grove.
| The Butterfly Grove is a copse of eucalyptus trees where Monarchs from all over the country migrate to winter over between October and February. |
Though Romaine recalled on a previous visit to the Butterfly Grove seeing thousands of monarchs clinging to the trees like foliage, as in this picture,
| ...on the day we were there we saw only a few stray butterflies flying among the trees. |
We wondered if it was too late in the season to see the butterflies, if they'd already left their winter habitat, or if, a worse thought, their numbers have been decimated by climate change. In any case, the Butterfly Grove was a nice place for a walk among the eucalyptus trees,
...and there were groups of children on class trips, which was sweet (I felt that I would like the park ranger's job of telling children about the butterflies)
| From the Butterfly Grove we drove to the beach, |
...where we strolled along the shore line.
Next we decided to drive up to San Luis Obispo, which was on our way back to Atascadero,
| ...to have a look around the town, |
| ...and grab some lunch, which we did, at a place called The Habit Burger Grill. |
The food was good. Romaine had a veggie burger with green bean fries - quite good - and I had a tuna in teriyaki sauce with sweet potato fries.
| After lunch we headed back to Atascadero, |
...to our cute house.
| That evening Romaine made us some hummus, |
...which was awesome.
To be continued...
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