Rancho Oso RV Park

We arrived here on August 24 for the last three nights of our summer trip.  This park is located in the hills above Santa Barbara, Ca.  It was very warm here in the upper 90's and there was only 30 amp service at this park along with water and sewer.  In addition to that, the power was very low at the electrical pedestal.  Our front air conditioner was not working for some reason, (probably because the power was so low), but the back one worked and we did have a shaded site which helped keep us cooler.  It was still uncomfortably warm in our rig during the day.  It cooled down at night though.  I attended a wine sampling in the park one day and Aggie and I went into Santa Barbara on Sunday to attend church at the mission, but we missed the mass and found another church a few miles away.  Afterward, we passed a few hours along the coast enjoying an art fair.  We rented some movies while there as the over the air TV reception was not very good.  Cell reception was also very weak and no internet available.  I rate this park M*** and we paid $10 per night.  I will avoid this park in the summertime in the future. 

Morrow Strand State Beach

We arrived here on August 20 for 4 nights and this park is located right on the sand in Morrow Bay, Ca.  This campground has about 30 full hook up sites which are too close to provide a fire pit, while the rest had fire pits and tables.  We had a waterfront site which was a dry camping site with no hook ups.   We enjoyed our stay here and paid $35 per night which included our $2 nightly senior discount.  I rate this park P****.

The surf was only 1 to 2 feet here, but that did not stop the surfers from braving the 63 degree water, which they said was warmer than usual.  They have closed the beach to swimmers and surfing for the last few weeks because of Great White Shark sightings.  I snapped this picture with thousands of birds flying in a swarm feeding on a large school of fish.  If you have ever seen a swarm of bees; that is what this looked like, only birds.  It looked like an elliptical cloud hovering 2 to 10 feet above the water a foot ball field long.  The water was boiling with fish and birds.  We took several walks along the bluff overlooking the Pacific ocean and Aggie collected some silver dollar shells on the beach to bring home to Lindsey.  This is located in a multi-million dollar residential neighborhood.  One 10,000 sq foot water view lot is currently for sale for $2 million.  We restocked the fridge and poked through the local gift shops where Aggie found a shop which made her

two necklaces.  I washed the dirty Tahoe one day; and I assisted the local barber put a down payment on his house with my $30 haircut.