Trip to Pismo Beach

In May, we went to Pismo Beach!

Pismo Beach.
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Pismo Beach.

1 2026-05-08: Arrival

Upon arriving in San Luis Obispo, we went to eat Peruvian food at Kiko Peruvian Cuisine.

Ceviche.
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Ceviche.

2 2026-05-09: Avila Ranch, SLO, and then Pismo

2.1 Avila Ranch

We went to Avila Ranch so that our baby can meet some animals. Baby is too young to feed the animals though, and I didn’t get any good pics of the animals. There were goats, sheep, chickens, and other amazing creatures big and small! There was also a really cute grocery store.

Onions at Avila Ranch
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Digital Camera GFX100S Ver2.13
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Onions at Avila Ranch

2.2 Lunch and coffee in SLO

We went back to SLO. We visited the Madonna Inn to behold its really unique architecture at the recommendation of some other guests we met during breakfast at our hotel.

Restaurant in the Madonna Inn.
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Restaurant in the Madonna Inn.

Then we went to eat lunch. We got Peruvian again, this time at Mistura.

Lunch
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Digital Camera GFX100S Ver2.13
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Lunch

Nikkei sushi
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Digital Camera GFX100S Ver2.13
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Nikkei sushi

2.3 Pier and beach

Then we went back to Pismo Beach to enjoy the pier and the actual beach.

Babby on the pier. He kept touching all the bird poop on the railings.
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ISO 100
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Babby on the pier. He kept touching all the bird poop on the railings.

Babby had a great time on the beach playing with the sand.
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ISO 100
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Digital Camera GFX100S Ver2.13
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Babby had a great time on the beach playing with the sand.

2.4 Dinner

We went to eat Italian food at Rosa’s Italian Restaurant.

Mussels
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Digital Camera GFX100S Ver2.13
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Mussels

2.5 Nighttime neon photography

Board walk plaza
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Board walk plaza

Pomeroy Ave
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Pomeroy Ave

Splash Cafe
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ISO 200
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darktable 5.5.0+967~g46d32311e8
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Splash Cafe

Cool Cat Cafe
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Cool Cat Cafe

Pier at dusk
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ISO 320
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darktable 5.5.0+967~g46d32311e8
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Pier at dusk

Brad's Fish and Chips
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Brad’s Fish and Chips

Esteem Surf Co
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Esteem Surf Co

3 2026-05-10: Heading back

In the morning, we went to Dinosaur Caves Park.

California Towhee
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ISO 200
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darktable 5.5.0+967~g46d32311e8
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California Towhee

Then we grabbed lunch in San Luis Obispo again. We went to Shake Shake Fresh Noodle which is surprisingly delicious.

Noodle
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26.5
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Noodle

Then we went home!