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So. Cal. Part 3 - San Simeon / Cambria [231011-14]

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We left Morro Bay on Wednesday and drove about 25 miles north to San Simeon.

So. Cal. Part 2 - Morro Bay [231008-11]

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For the next leg of our So. Cal journey, we stayed at the Morro Bay State Park Campground.  We opted for a spot in the upper non-hookup area instead of the lower RV area, to get a little more breathing space between ourselves and our neighbors.  The trees in the background are actually one of the few monarch butterfly groves in the area, but we were a few weeks too early for their return.

So. Cal. Part 1 - Pismo Beach [231005-08]

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In October our nephew had a "destination wedding" in Pismo Beach, so we drove the T42 down to stay in for the pre/post wedding festivity days, and then to take an additional week exploring some of the other sites down there on our way home. Oceano Dunes Campground served as our home base for the wedding days.  It's one of two state park campgrounds in the Oceano / Pismo Beach area, and the only one with water/power hookups (ironically, the dump station is by the other campground).  Sites in the middle of the RV area are unshaded, while a lot of the ones on the edges have some.  We were grateful for both the shade and the power hookups (which we normally don't bother with) since an uncharacteristic October heatwave passed through for a couple of days while we were there. A short walk from the campground brings you to a beach that several of the other wedding guests who came out described as "being like Mad Max" because it's practically the only beach in C...