We just had a seagull free lunch at Giovanni's Fish Market and Galley and wanted to explore more of this quaint seaside town known as...
Morro Bay, which is known for this HUGE monolith, appropriately named Morro Rock.
It seems every little seaside/beach town has its own homemade candy/confection store and Morro Bay was no different. Many of the little shops sold salt water taffy as well, including Crills II. TC was on the lookout for saltwater taffy to give as gifts to her friends. Bert and I on the other hand saw something else...
The peanut butter cups...Oh yeah.
We got the large dark chocolate PB cup while TC got a bag of the salt water taffy (I'm not really fond of the plasticky texture and wierd taste).
The pb filling was very light colored and fluffy. Bert and I wanted to compare it to the one from the Cayucos Candy Counter later. For the records, the Cayucos version kicked ass on this one. Why? Thicker and darker chocolate and a better and more firm filling.
Still, we weren't complaining. We had our chocolate fix. As we walked on the main drag, we saw that they had a skateboard museum in this building complex.
Admission is free but donations are accepted. TC later donated a few bucks and the owner, Jack Smith, gave her a couple of Morro Bay-themed stickers which was quite nice of him. The museum serves as a place to learn about the history of skateboarding and has a lot of great artifacts and memorabilia from private collections on every wall plus a ginormous skateboard right when you walk in (I wonder if it's rideable).
Bert and I remember the days of the wooden boards. Bert remembers when the wheels used to be made out of clay which came after steel wheels. After clay, manufacturers started using urethane wheels which is much more durable and smooth riding. Imagine riding on clay wheels. That doesn't seem like it would be long lasting. Boards used to be very small, then bigger decks became popular. Now there is a resurgence of the smaller boards, such as the Penny board brand from Australia. One of TC's friends plus her cousin has one and man, are those things expensive! TC prefers riding a smaller board, but her deck is a wide one. As for myself, I can't balance on those things to save my life. I'll leave the daredevil stuff to the youth, haha.
A Tony Hawk board:
There were boards galore with decorated decks...
The evolution of the skateboard...
The owner was so very nice and friendly. He was especially happy to hear that we came from San Diego and we chatted a bit about his visits there.
Here is a recent video I found about the Morro Bay Skateboard Museum:
This was a great little place and we were glad that we stopped by to check it out.
Crills II
903 Embarcadero
Morro Bay, CA 93442
(805) 772-1769
There is no website but here are the yelp reviews...
Morro Bay Skateboard Museum
601 Embarcadero
(805) 578-0040
www.mbskate.com + the Y*** reviews
Our next destination was the rock itself...
2 comments:
Oh man, T would totally be into that skateboarding museum! Looks really cool. I can't ride on a skateboard, either. My fear of falling would kick in. The only thing I can ride is a bike!
hi mary - it's pretty laidback in there. a lot of these beach towns are VERY laid back. the owner was so nice and chill. even though it was free to get in, after talking to him, it makes you want to donate, haha.
same with me, bikes, yes. skateboards no, even though it looks really cool doing it.
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