This was a really early morning for us. We had an Uber pick us up at 6:15 to take us to the intermodal station to catch a bus at 7:05. It then was a 30-minute ride to the train station for an 8:20 departure. All worked as planned, which was amazing. We settled into our comfy seats for the 7-hour ride to San Luis Obispo. It sounds like a long time, but the time seemed to fly by. The scenery was not spectacular — lots of hillsides and farm lands, but relaxing.
We decided not to eat lunch in the dining car and just snacked on some food we had brought with us.
We arrived in SLO about 3:20 and it was a short ride to the Garden Street Inn, an adorable bed and breakfast that I had booked on-line. Built in 1887 in the Italianate/Queen Anne style, it was originally the single-family home of German/Jewish immigrants. In 1989 it was converted into 9 guest rooms and 4 suites.
We had the first floor suite, complete with a sitting area and private deck. Too bad we are only here one night.
While Ed rested, I walked around the little city — which is more like a village. It is obviously very popular on weekends, but was sleepy today. There are lots of high end shops and restaurants, although many are closed on Mondays. I did find a rather large fabric store that was open, but nothing unusual there. I walked passed San Luis Creek that runs through town
and saw the San Luis Obispo Mission de Tolosa, established in 1772, as one of a chain of five missions established by Father Junipero Serra on the California coast.
Tonight we went to an amazing restaurant — Novo — which has beautiful outdoor seating next to the creek. It was a perfect night with the weather, the ambiance, everything. We had a table for two right by the creek and settled in for the whole evening — with a mezza appetizer, seafood dinner and peach cobbler for dessert. Very romantic.
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