We spent the first night at the Lamplighter Inn in San Luis Obispo and
had dinner at the 1865 Restaurant. Afterwards we went for a swim in the
motel pool. The next morning we stopped at the Mission San Luis Obispo,
shown above.
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San Luis was a 12th century bishop of Toulouse.
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The old pepper tree next to the curio store in San Juan Bautista.
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Inside the curio store.
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We had lunch at La Casa Rosa.
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La Casa Rosa.
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In front of the old stable museum in San Juan Bautista.
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The Mission San Juan Bautista.
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The mission bells.
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Inside the mission.
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Saturday morning we had breakfast in a converted cannery on Cannery Row
in Monterey.
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We took a look at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. This photograph was taken
from the new wing housing the new Outer Bay exhibit.
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Later we visited with Pat and Mark (with Johnny shown here).
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Becky and Malia with Pat's mother.
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Johnny and Lisa say goodbye on the front step.
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Looking across the park from the breakwater toward our hotel, the
Cannery Row Inn. Our room had the smallest bathroom I've ever seen
not in an airplane or RV. The location was ideal, however.
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Seagulls socialize on the rocks in the late afternoon.
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Becky at the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company, sitting on the bench with the
fiberblass shoes, suitcase, and box of chocolates.
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We revisited the aquarium on Sunday. This dramatic window view caught my eye.
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It's fascinating to watch the fish swim.
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The kelp forest exhibit.
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I was puzzled by the caption in this
scene in the video "A Day in the Life of the Outer Bay." Viewed from a position
in the outer bay, the moon will rise over land.
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An award-winning quilt was on exhibit in the lobby of the aquarium. This got
Becky's attention, as she is an accomplished seamstress.
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Before heading to my father's house for a barbecue, we stopped at the
arcade for a merry-go-round ride.
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Tommy waves from his horse.
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There is a beautiful orchid in every room of Dad's house.
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The back yard slopes toward the sea.
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Becky and I sit on the stone bench. Good shot, Dad.
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Another dramatic view from the deck.
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The house from the back yard.
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Dad and becky behind the pelican sculpture.
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Jack and Maggie in their living room.
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The breathtaking view from the deck of the house.
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Andrea, Tommy, Becky, Maggie, Jack, and Malia.
A good time was had by all.
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