Tuesday May 5, 2015

We had a late start this morning, we didn’t leave Mary’s place until 9:30 am. She gave us directions to get down to the Rock and the bay where we could see sea otters.

We headed downhill I had initially put on my light windbreaker, but by the time I got down to the Rock, I put on my leggings and socks and my heavier jacket. Average temp 13 degrees, a cold day today.

We saw ten sea otters, even the locals were surprised that there were so many in one group.

They are so cute, lying on their backs, floating along. One otter, was spinning circles and flipping around, I couldn’t help but laugh. It reminded me of the movie Ring of Bright Water.

We spent about 45 minutes at the Rock, watching the otters and the surfers.

We eventually hit the road at 10:45. It was a relatively short ride today and no strenuous hills.

We stopped in Cambia for lunch and decided to motel it tonight. It was very cool with the wind and it is supposed to drop down to 8 degrees tonight. We called the motels on the ACA maps and then a lady told us that there was a motel 6 in San Simeon. Off we went down the final stretch to San Simeon. There is a strip of hotels from Motel 6 to Best Western. We found the Surf Motel at $60.00, it is clean and has a fridge and microwave.

Tomorrow we have another warmshowers, then Thursday there is no alternative but to camp. I hope it warms up by then.