California Road Trip Day 1-2: The Inn at Morro Bay

View from the Inn of "Morro Rock" in Morro Bay, California

After arriving at the airport in San Francisco, Scotty and I drove south on California's Highway 1 for about four hours (or 223 miles). This is where we ended up spending the night:

I'm sure there are other nice places to stay in Morro Bay, because we saw a ton on the way into town. But The Inn at Morro Bay was the only one I had eyes for because of one, or actually two, things: it had a pool AND a hot tub. And they were open year-round. Hallelujah.

After a week of work, flights, sleeping at odd hours, and yacht purchasing logistics, this was exactly what we both needed- a nice, clean, quiet place to stay at the edge of town. The weekday rate of $125 per night wasn't cheap, but still not too painful when shared between two people.

Our room at the Inn

Room 303 at The Inn at Morro Bay

We ordered room service and shared a surprisingly good veggie burger alongside a bleu cheese salad. The menu states that the chefs use local ingredients whenever possible (which we imagined was probably quite a bit!). Then we made a beeline for the pool. These pictures, taken the next day, don't exactly capture the nighttime magic, but they still give you an idea of what it looks like. ;)

The stars were out in a cloudless night sky. I floated on my back in the pool, gazing upwards as palm tree that rustled its fronds overhead. It felt so good to be there I never wanted to leave.

Scotty and I sat in the hot tub, talking for hours, alternately jumping into the pool to cool off. On that Monday night before Thanksgiving no one else came out, though we stayed outside for several hours. I couldn't have picked a more perfect place to spend our first night in California.