We passed through the downtown of San Luis Obispo on our way to Morro Bay. Along the way, Ellen remembered having a brochure for montana de oro state park which is listed as the third largest park in the state. Since it was on the way, we decided to check it out. We were very pleased with this discovery. We hiked Bluff Trail which took us to high scenic overlooks of the ocean. There were fields of wildflowers all around us. It was very beautiful. We were able to get down close to the water's edge after climbing down some rock formations. The power of the ocean and the sound of the breaking waves was a sight to behold. 
We left the park and continued on to Morro Bay. We visited the shops there and had lunch at the same outdoor restaurant we ate at two years ago. The clam chowder is still the best and the outdoor atmosphere was unbeatable. Since Highway 1 was closed due to a landslide near Big Sur, we had to take another route North to Monterey Bay. We passed along the way through numerous fields of produce and vineyards. This area is one of the fastest growing wine regions in the state. We arrived at our hotel and quickly got on our bikes for a ride to Cannery Row. We passed by Seven Gables Inn from the VISA commercial. It still looks like a wonderful place to spend the night. We got back to our hotel and quickly left for dinner at The Fish House. We knew from having eaten there in the past that it fills up quickly. It was packed but we were able to sit and order at the bar. The food was great and the conversations with the other diners enjoyable. One gentlemen gave us many suggestions of places to visit on our drive back home.
Tonight makes the tenth hotel we have stayed in during the past thirteen days. We are getting pretty good at the check-in / check-out process. Tomorrow after a visit back down the coast to Julia Pfeiffer State Park we will be at Jen and Dan's. It will be nice to be able to be in one spot for longer than two nights.
Pictures can be seen at: https://picasaweb.google.com/tschick62/20110428MontanaDeOroStatePark?authkey=Gv1sRgCOXd_8Hv7-6wWA&feat=directlink
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