Morro Bay

This is Morro Bay. Not much to comment on this unremarkable all American town but I suppose after Carmel and Tiburon most places are going to look pretty ordinary!

The only point of interest really apart from the noisy seals that come into the bay every night and sound off with each other is the very noticable monolith just off the shore. It raises over 500 feet above the sea and is the remnants of a long since extinct volcano.

The other well known land mark or some might say eyesore are three cooling chimneys located just the other side of the shoreline from the monolith. They really are ugly and I think that there are plans to replace these 'three stooges' with some far more aesthetic replacements.

We found a really nice local sea front restaurant that was full of local produce (Alan had an enormous piece of Halibut!) and was friendly, compfortable and the food was very good - and you could also see the seals messing around just outside the window!

One thing that should be mentioned is Harmony. A town just the other side of Morro. In America they have a tradition of when you enter each town stating the population and the elvation and the reason that Harmony is worth mentioning? It has a population of 18! Yes 18! I wonder who goes out there and changes it when there is a birth or death in the town? It's also worth mentioning that they produce some very good wine.