Blast From the Past Week 2

Pismo Beach. July 2005. This was our guys trip (myself, Anthony, Jason, Marcos, Dean, and Nelson) to my old stomping grounds near Cal Poly. I remember this was one of those fly by the seat of your pants kind of trips because we drove down there not having any camping reservations. The 4th of July was just winding down so we had to fight the crowds of campers who were already there for the festivities earlier in the week. We must have stopped by 5-6 different campgrounds in the Pismo area only to be denied. Our last resort would have been to drive to Cal Poly and secretly setup our tents on one of the lawns near the dorms. We made one last stop at Avila Hot Springs before heading to SLO. The sign at the entrance said full, but we decided to ask anyways, and by the grace of God, they had one camp site opening. The kicker however was the really CHEAP price. It ended up costing only $30/night for the site (divided by 6 people) and $5 per person for hot springs and pool use. What a steal! After our days at the beach we would come back to our campground to shower off and relax in the sulfur hot springs. We spent a couple days playing volleyball (nets were already setup courtesy of Pismo Beach) on the soft white hot Pismo sand (and I literally mean hot because we had to constantly soak our feet in the water to cool off), swimming at the beach, roaming the boardwalk, eating bbq and burgers, cruising SLO, etc. Second only to Hawaii, the SLO area is one of my favorite places to go and relax on the beach.