Day 21 started in a misty fog.
Be sure and put on sunscreen and drink plenty of water; it's going to be a hot one!
Sj was picked to be the leader for the day.
Aloha El Chorro!
Starting off on the highway. All good. Facing traffic.
This went on for miles.
Passed a prison.
Passend another place for men . . .
Good wide shoulder. Lots of chatting along the way.
Beautiful Mountain Rock®
Clue of where we are . . .
These pretty flowers lined the way . . .
San Francisco: 239 miles away!
Monterey: 135
Morro Bay: 12
Per directions: turn right onto Highland Drive. "Yes, continue straight," I was signed after the turn.
Grizzly Youth???
We walked in a pretty swanky neighborhood.
Saw some humming birds . . .
Continued up HIGHland Drive.
Passed a school.
"Well, the directions said left at Ferrini Road, but we never passed one, " SJ thought to herself. "This must be it!"
So we all started up the hill on this dirt path.
The mountain magnet that had been pulling us this way . . .
Well, that was beautiful! But NOT the right way! We gathered for a moment and then turned around.
Ah! There's a support car! Found out later that Ruth's battery had died.
Highland Drive and the highway.
Immediately after the turn onto Highland Drive . . .
was the place where we were supposed to turn . . . the signs were just "inset" a bit. Riddle solved.
Ran into Heidi . . . well, not literally . . . seems she'd been to the doctor!
I'd noticed this horse the day before.
We ended up meeting the horse.
When we stopped for coffee, we saw the horse.
This was THE very FIRST Jamba Juice, I was told. Ever.
Quaint houses along the way.
We left town and kept walking . . . and bumped into this nice lady who'd visited our campsite a couple of times!
Perfect timing for a last farewell!
Sights along the way . . .
"Yikes! They still want me to lead after going miles out of our way!"
Resting our dawgs while someone found a toilet somewhere.
Lunch! We found a shopping center and took 30 for a break.
Back at it . . . flowers guiding the way . . .
The group of walkers changed after our coffee break and then lunch break . . .
Going UNDER California Highway 1.
There is this great "bike" route which runs alongside Hwy 1.
How convenient! A winery offering free samples!
Yes, tis true. I love you. : )
Butch led the way.
This is yet another lead from Sharon! Someone she knows works here.
Then we were back at it. 8.5 miles our new volunteer, Lisa, told us.
Raja graciously took the lead. "Thanks Raj'!"
Pismo Beach . . .here we come!
Sharon at it taking a picture . . .
And then we met our newest volunteer! He'll be guiding us on our walks in the future! Cool!
"Let's walk on the beach," Butch suggested.
It was a LONG way down to the beach.
See?
Classic.
Bob and I left the others and continued our walk on the highway. Interesting. We're on a historic route!
Getting closer . . .
I had been texting to find out WHICH campground.
This one! Yahoo!
It was about another 20-minute walk after making the turn into the campground. By now the sun was setting.
Sj & Bob. We left El Chorro at 7:45 a.m. Twas 6:45 P.m. when we arrived!
Lisa picked up the others somewhere along the way. THEY say we walked 27-miles total; I say, "Thirty!" : )
The nice young server wrote down all kinds of information for us. : )
Passed this right after the winery . . . think I'm getting to head here later today (on Day 22 : )
Good Luck Lucy!
