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title: "Trip to Pismo Beach"
date: "2026-07-19"
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In May, we went to Pismo Beach!

![Pismo Beach.](https://i.dllu.net/2026-05-09-15-50-07_DSCF8487_4e98dbf9fbb69c420986e09bc5271effeffde158_cd4fb746c59ec26f.jpg)

# 2026-05-08: Arrival

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

![Ceviche.](https://i.dllu.net/2026-05-08-19-49-41_DSCF8411_a70e106e8f01d2ccf676ce7cafeed56de8f2f21f_b742c4492d78659f.jpg)

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

## 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](https://i.dllu.net/2026-05-09-11-03-32_DSCF8424_dc503d1feeede6700fe4e20aa90ea2cdfe1472ef_35b89ce662ad59b2.jpg)

## 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.](https://i.dllu.net/2026-05-09-11-55-02_DSCF8446_7a30bd31c837ad6133d29c49eae4e34b3f91b879_d02b527a247ebe8e.jpg)

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

![Lunch](https://i.dllu.net/2026-05-09-12-55-03_DSCF8458_69636ba2aa12836a7f731955e0167140668735b4_c6c13e8d0227b0fe.jpg)

![Nikkei sushi](https://i.dllu.net/2026-05-09-12-53-08_DSCF8457_39fff04aa93f8533ae2ab411ba1230131b1b840d_d7b30a3bb67e69a8.jpg)

## 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.](https://i.dllu.net/2026-05-09-16-25-16_DSCF8575_251cd7c4345656b103d8791587bcb0248e9d3343_5138abead5b128b5.jpg)

![Babby had a great time on the beach playing with the sand.](https://i.dllu.net/2026-05-09-17-11-18_DSCF8629_a692aaa0d9bcabedd458aec99a6bd3cc12ae184d_3a7129684095baa7.jpg)

## Dinner

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

![Mussels](https://i.dllu.net/2026-05-09-18-28-24_DSCF8643_1d1453e41a95996d5c961e67b1cdbfab057316e2_fc82fce48b255ec8.jpg)

## Nighttime neon photography

![Board walk plaza](https://i.dllu.net/2026-05-09-20-05-17_DSCF8660_2598d293092b58e53e52c24d8283bfca0dbf557c_6e0ebfee15402b3b.jpg)

![Pomeroy Ave](https://i.dllu.net/2026-05-09-20-10-08_DSCF8671_92ea94a6b6c2e42ab15284a1afa74fdd354d2c51_7b194e780e389d93.jpg)

![Splash Cafe](https://i.dllu.net/2026-05-09-20-12-23_DSCF8679_d31005265a4589dc56078ed89d7dfe6e6bc06484_214908eaaf250ffb.jpg)

![Cool Cat Cafe](https://i.dllu.net/2026-05-09-20-12-42_DSCF8683_2c4aa8c2978b42ea3f9cb0b89373a873bf57ca21_8bc7d1fb7ff16cb7.jpg)

![Pier at dusk](https://i.dllu.net/2026-05-09-20-22-41_DSCF8708_60104a1d67282182f46440712aae680e4d1feb02_030bbb0876d66422.jpg)

![Brad's Fish and Chips](https://i.dllu.net/2026-05-09-20-30-20_DSCF8717_f3d0a11202d931bb67a4ce9810c68abd0318b7e7_9d8876f1ea377f5a.jpg)

![Esteem Surf Co](https://i.dllu.net/2026-05-09-20-34-56_DSCF8724_2efde79cf168d756e2db3f51ab6068e96c1e4f93_c29f02bc3428bde0.jpg)

# 2026-05-10: Heading back

In the morning, we went to Dinosaur Caves Park.

![California Towhee](https://i.dllu.net/2026-05-10-11-28-26_DSCF8732_728150179430246912b90cbee72580134f7a2901_e393d90e222a8d68.jpg)

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

![Noodle](https://i.dllu.net/IMG_3395_f8c21ec98ec95851.jpg)

Then we went home!