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| First morning with the new remodeled Olsen's Bakery. They served us, but the dining room is still under construction |
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| Barb trying out the new mirror. It seems to have a problem |
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| One of the many pastries in the glass cabinet |
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| We ate out on the sidewalk |
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| Back in the room I made a green smoothie, Had passed on the wonderful pastry |
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| On our way to Avila Beach, we stopped for a look around this interesting Farmers Market |
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| 11 of us are on our way to Point San Luis Obispo Light House |
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| Tiny bottle of water. Just the right size for VSP |
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| A Deere running |
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| It's corn season, and readily available |
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| It's also Ice Cream season. I say Cranky devouring a large cone |
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| Bread baked here |
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| And Pies |
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| Pat's favorite Cherry |
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| Bing! |
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| Fruit |
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| Berries picked here this morning |
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| Good Grub |
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| This is the kind of things I've been living on lately |
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| Phil found some BBQ sauce. He bought a bottle. |
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| Salsa looks good too. |
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| Ohh Kay! |
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| This is every day for me |
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| From local bees |
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| Grown here on the farm |
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| Taffy and stuff |
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| A mother with her 2 girls. Getting into the corn |
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| They had several fun little animals and chickens running around |
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| Ready to get back on the road |
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| This is the parking lot where we formed up to get on the trolley |
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| Spent 2 years of my life living at this lighthouse. 1962 to 1964 |
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| There was no road in then. We walked the 2 mile trail or took a boat |
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| Don showing Jack something |
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| The 3rd Pier. This is where we parked out personal vehicles and where the boat landed |
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| Taken from the second story North Window from a bedroom in the light house |
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| Jack, our tour guide, did an excellent job. Most of the information is what the Historical Society has gathered about the light house before it became a US Coast Guard station around 1939. |
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| Elaine has been our contact. A very dedicated member of the Lighthouse Historical Society. She was a big help in our group having this tour. |
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| This was the last "Keepers" daughter's room, Jack is showing us some of her things |
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| This Franel Lens was set up in the tower on the top of the lighthouse building. I've spent many hours cleaning and maintaining this light |
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| There are 2 Duplex housing buildings that the Coast Guard up for the 4 families that manned the station. I lived in both of them, each for about a year. This was the Officer-in-Charge and Senior Enginman unit. My home was the one on the right or South end. |
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| There used to be more grass and California Ice Plant than there is now |
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| Our VROC group. We were in the Area for a "get-together" down in Solvang, CA |
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| Same group, different camera |
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| Barb found a swing |
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| Kids at Play |
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| In the "back of the bus" going back down the hill |
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| The trail you see in the picture was our only way to get to town or back. Unless you were able to use the boad |
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| Our bikes with a special rider on the silver Gold Wing. Elaine got on the the picture. She's a good sport! |
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| The Trolley driver, Jake, wanted us us on the other side because of the Sun, but since it was a challenge herding these vroc riders this far, we let well enough alone and took it from there :-) |
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| Next to the Rose Garden Inn, we found Rosies 50's diner |
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| This is ONE- HALF a chef salad |
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| Cranky's Club sandwich |
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| All potion sizes were huge |
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| The Madonna Inn |
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| The Gardens around the Inn are fabulous! |
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| The Cranky one smelling the Roses |
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| California Poppies |
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| Dining room |
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| Fire Place |
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| One of many Stained Glass Windows |
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| It's a good thing we were full from our Maggies meal! |
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| Jack and Barb. Honeymooners. |
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| The famous shower in the Men's room. You have to stand close enough to trip a lazer to start the water |
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| Sandy, Barb, and a couple other ladies checking out the mens room |
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| They don't get it. You're suppose to face the other way |
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| These are the sinks. Real shells |
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| There was another running waterfall out in the hall way. Jack thought this was the one everyone was talking about |
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| Susan would love the pick theme of the whole Inn. Even their own wine lables |
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| In one of the gift shops, there are large post cards of most of the room. Each is different, all very nice. |
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| Back at the Solvang Inn and Cottages |
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| Cranky's Voyager 1200. He's a dedicated Patriot Guard Rider back in the San Francisco Bay Area. |
1 comment:
The Madonna Inn is always fun to look at!
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