Cambria A&C Show

Drove down to Cambria for one of Mike Knapp's shows at the Veteran's Memorial on Main St. in Cambria.

Left Hayward around 11:30 and headed down 880 to 101. We are staying at Motel 6 in Atascadero since virtually all the motels are booked on the Central Coast (Morro Bay, SLO, etc). A month ago I was able to make reservations in Atascadero.... they are completely booked now. This is the weekend for Cal Poly graduation.

After checking in at the motel, we headed West on Highway 41 down to Morro Bay, where we stopped off at Giovanni's along the waterfront and bought some Halibut & Chips and a Combo & Chips for my wife. We drove over to a parking lot near 'the Rock' and ate our food there. The water was completely calm there and the ground squirrels were all over the place.

When we were in Atascadero, it was quite warm... temps in the low 90's. As we approached the coast 22 miles away, there was much cloud cover and when we arrived in Morro Bay, it was much cooler with no sun shining. Perhaps mid-50's.

After we ate, we drove up Highway One to Cambria, approximately 15 miles away. Still overcast up there. We drove down Main St. and park in a lot across from the Craft Fair to wait until the Farmer's Market cleared out. We then set up our canopy, grids and covered up and headed back to the Motel. Thankfully, we didn't have to head into the sun....which was setting brightly behind us as we drove up and over the hills. Will return on Saturday morning at 7:00AM and finish setting up our display. Hopefully, the tourists will be around.

We returned to Atascadero on Highway 46, which is much easier to drive than HWY 41. Cloud cover disappeared after we had driven about 5 mile on the road and the bright sunshine was with us once again. If you are a conniseur of wine, this is the place for you, as there are many wineries situated along the route.