Morro Bay

Morro Bay, California: Well, I can't golf, but I sure had a great time today at Morro Bay Golf Course. We know it is rainy and cold in Portland, but we played golf today in the sun - wearing t-shirts and shorts. They paired us with Doris and John - we are not sure how old they are, but they have been married 63 years. It was like seeing DT and myself in the future. John played from the ladies tees, but could really whack the ball, so I am not sure why he played the front tees. A hawk with a little mouse (lunch) in her talons flew 10 feet over my head! Very exciting! 
 
After golf we drove back down to the bay to see if we could find the otter again and found 3 moms with babies! One family was quite close and I was able to get this photo - Mom is grooming the baby while they float sleepily in the seaweed.

Sea Otters

Added later: Friends had recommended Hoppe's Restaurant, so we drove north a few miles on Highway 1 to Cayucos. But, it was Monday and Hoppe's was closed. We did have nice views of the coastline and were able to watch the sunset from "the islands" - a subdivision in north Morro Bay with every street named after an island: Mindoro, Easter, Java, Capri and Whidbey to name a few.

Sun setting over Morro Bay

Other restaurants in Cayucos did not seem very interesting (or open) so we drove back to Morro Bay to Harada Japanese Restaurant. We sat at the 2nd floor sushi bar and had nice view of the power plant and Morro Rock as they faded into darkness... well, the rock faded to darkness, the towers on the power plant are covered with blinking red lights. For the first time ever, we had a non-Japanese sushi chef. (Sushi tasted the same! Who knew!) DT ate an assortment of raw fish. I had cucumber sushi, a bowl of rice and a plate of stir-fried vegetables with tofu. Delicious and perfectly seasoned. Harada not only serves up great views and food - the restaurant is very pretty, with handcrafted pine beams and window screens. Very simple and elegant.

RV Park: Morro Dunes RV Campground