Hidden coves off the bluffs...

A personal favorite, shared with body-surfing otters, barking sea lions, dolphins, whales, deer, heron, spotted cows, horses, tide pools...and spectacular sunsets

Stopping for coffee along the central coast...

Cafe Luna in Summerland

...great coffee, fresh bakery, and biscuits for the dogs

Corner House Coffee in Los Olivos

...coffee, flatbread pizza, a rather sublime raspberry-lime smoothie

Top Dog Coffee Bar in Morro Bay

...best dirty chai on the central coast

Dark Nectar Roasting in Templeton

...a true coffee 'bar' - known for its Templetucky blend

Cambria Coffee Roasting Company

...the roaster next door

Amsterdam Coffee House in Paso Robles


www.facebook.com/lunasummerland
www.cornercoffeehouse.com
www.topdogcoffeebar.com
www.facebook.com/darknectarroasting
www.cambriacoffee.com

...all organic coffees and teas

Wednesday yoga at Fog's End...

A quaint working farm at the edge of town in Cambria...

...vineyard and B&B

...curious chickens

...a greenhouse, a big old barn

... and wednesday morning yoga

...with Joanna B

...and Chandler

www.fogsend.com

Three Speckled Hens country flea market in Paso Robles...

A country vintage show twice every year...

...some recycled

...some repurposed

...some rediscovered

...some old

...some new

...some for the garden

...some for the galley

www.threespeckledhens.com

Cambria Scarecrow & Harvest Festival...

More than 300 scarecrows all over town...

...musicians

...artists

...locals

...athletes

...wildlife

...singing nuns

...wine goddesses

...parachuters

...& dog buddies

...rain or shine

www.cambriascarecrows.com

21st Annual Big Sur Jade Festival...

First stop Ragged Point for quick bite at the outdoor cafe...

...listening to the soulful sounds of local Jill Knight

...next stop Big Sur's Pacific Valley for a rockin' Jade Fest

...local pieces dating back 150 million years 

...& some more artful designs

www.raggedpointinn.net

www.reverbnation.com/jillknight

www.bigsurjadefest.com