Sunday, October 06, 2024

I spent a week in Cayucos one night

Dense fog, mist and surf, Cayucos Pier

Pilings, Cayucos Pier

Morning stroll. Cayucos Pier.

Into the fog, Cayucos Pier

The first evening and morning of my West Coast photo safari were spent on the beach in Cayucos which is 25 miles give or take from Paso Robles, my usual stop. But since it was 106 in Paso and a cooling 71 in Cayucos, I had made the right call. As for fog there was plenty. Then it drizzled Saturday evening which darkened the sky, muted the colors and brought even more mood to the scene. I am nothing if not a sucker for moody tableaus.

Cayucos, on the other hand, was almost forlorn. It felt like its time had passed. I couldn’t find a good seafood dinner and wound up in an empty saloon with a world weary bartender, two Chicago dogs and an IPA. Not quite the first night I dreamed of. Cayucos was sleepy. Morro Bay ten miles to the south was bustling but a tourist trap and Cambria fifteen miles up the coast might have been a better call. I reckon that's how you learn.

Today it’s all Cayucos all the time. Next up some Morro Bay and north to Sonoma, West Marin and Point Reyes. That's where the fun starts. Point Reyes is my north star o' the moment as you have learned already.

1 comment:

Blacks Crossing said...

Thank goodness for your ability to catch/create moody tableaus, and Cayucos certainly provides the backdrop. I have always been fond of your pier shots and the ones you have included here are stunning. Thanks, Steve. I look forward to Morro Bay next week!