Lost Coast Brewery and Cafe

It didn't take too much longer to get to Eureka from Ferndale.

The sky was starting to turn grey and wasn't as warm as earlier...

Doc Burnstein's Ice Cream Lab, Arroyo Grande

In the Central Coast, there are three Doc Burnstein's locations: San Luis Obispo, Orcutt and here, in Arroyo Grande...

In fact, this location is the flagship store and it is located in their charming downtown business district...

Downtown Arroyo Grande

Arroyo Grande's main street is East Branch Street...

where there are many old buildings housing mom and pop businesses, eateries, and cute shops...

Arroyo Grande Bridge

Finally, we were here...

A small coastal town in San Luis Obispo County...Did you know this is the hometown of pretty boy Zac Efron?  Well, now you do! Onward...

Windmill Farms

Just before hitting the town of Arroyo Grande, we went here first...

it's a farm on the outskirts of Arroyo Grande, near the Nipomo border. You can see the giant rooster off the 101 freeway.

(pay no attention to the craptastic window glare)

The place is called Windmill Farms and I just HAD to see that giant rooster up close...

Animals and ice cream at the Avila Valley Barn

We were tired from the beach and it was time to have some lunch...

as well as snacks. We went to a place nearby that was recommended by Astroboi...

Avila Beach Pier

Just look at this beach...

it was one of the most pristine beaches we'd ever seen...

Summer Road Trip 2014 Day 4: Avila Beach, the VoG & Hula Hut

Finally, a return to our Summer Road trip from nearly two years ago...

We left our hotel to head over to Avila Beach, which is a tiny bit south of Pismo beach.

Even though there was fog along the coast, it eventually burned off by the time we arrived...

Return to Paso Robles + Blackwells Corner and Taco Bell

The small town of Gonzales is off the 101 in the Central Coast...

every time we pass by, I snap a shot of this tower and text it to La Ley. She used to live in Salinas and worked in Gonzales and didn't like it up there.

Our next stretch break was in Paso Robles which we had the pleasure of visiting earlier that summer...

If the temperature wasn't 90+ degrees, we would have enjoyed ourselves more...

Fosters Freeze, Salinas

Breakfast from Java Beach was several hours old and it was time for a quick snack on our long drive down...

We passed by Salinas High School on their Main Street. I read later that the school was founded in 1882 but has been in its present location since 1920 (and rebuilt since then as well).

The look of this "traditional" high school is so different from the ones we have down south...

Java Beach Cafe at the Zoo

There's that Doggie Diner head once again...

It's across the street from this place...

our breakfast destination...