Day Tripping

The Presidents Day weekend turned out to be spectacular weatherwise on the central coast! We had out of towners staying at the SLOracing pad, and so we did some incredible "day tripping". On Saturday the girls wanted to do the shops on Higuera Streret in SLO, so Bud and I were forced to pay a visit to The Black Sheep Bar and Grill, and Downtown Brew to keep our "spirits" up! If you're looking for a load of garlic fries that'll make you say uncle, Black Sheep can do it. Oh, BTW, KILLER bloody mary's at Black Sheep too. I want to start every weekend there! And, man, Downtown Brew not only has some outstanding micro brews,(I had their Irish Stout and it was perfect) but what a music schedule! Lot's of live and lot's of good!

On Sunday we took the spectacular drive up the coast to Cambria for brunch on the patio of the incomparable Moonstone Beach Bar and Grill! This might begin to sound like a common thread, but...BLOODY MARY. Uh huh! If you go to Moonstone Beach, you HAVE to have the fish tacos and a bloody mary. I mean, it's the law. Well it should be.

On Monday, we took a drive over to Olea Farm in Templeton to taste and buy olive oil! Yep, olive oil! Now, I am a red meat eater, mostly BBQ, usually marinated. I have this killer , marinade gizmo that tumbles the meat in a vacuum cylander, (no kidding)
and one of the staples I use in any marinade is good olive oil. And this place has the BEST. These guys take this stuff very seriously. They have a "tasting room" where you can taste about 7 or 8 different olive oils and other stuff. Holy cow! Who woulda guessed it? In any case it is a beautiful drive out to the farm. It's only about 5 miles off of Hwy 101, but it's some of the prettiest country around. You pass through some awesome horse farms that would make you think you were in Kentucky, and wind your way up a little country road, and finally a dirt lane that leads you onto the farm and home of Olea. After buying a couple jugs of oil, we headed back over Hwy 41 to Morro Bay and then south for a quick stop at the Baywood Park farmers market. I want to fill you in on Baywood Park, but it'll have to wait. One of these Saturdays I will get over there to the coffee shop where the local "car guys" hang out and I'll get some pics and the 411 on the local scene.

For now, I'll leave you with a couple pics I snapped at Avila Beach today! Cheers-