Enjoying My Loot

 After dinner and a bath, I was ready to enjoy the sweets and watch a show. I started with this delicious candy apple. 

Then I thought it would be fun to be covered in taffy. 

Mr Duffy tried to swipe my peanut butter pieces. No way, Mr Duffy! You just ate pineapple pizza, no taffy for you!

Of course I was joking and I shared. Yummy!

Pizza Dinner

 After trying to find an open restaurant, we found that Round Up Pizza was the place to get food.

I ordered a margherita pizza, and Mr Duffy had pineapple/.

The crust was perfect, it was soft, doughy, and fluffy, with a nice crust on the bottom. It was drowning in cheese, and the garlic and tomatoes were a good amount.

Mr Duffy liked his pizza, but it did have jalapenos and I think they are too spicy for him.

We had a nice time, getting some food, and wondering how this is a big tourist town when they don't have a lot of dinner options.

In addition to pizza, they also have burgers, burritos, and sandwiches.

We had leftovers to snack on in the room, which was quite nice with the fireplace on.

Saltwater Taffy is Life

 And now, for the highlight of our day: a visit to Carousel Taffy.

 

They have at least seventy different flavors here. So many different fruit and dessert flavors, and even ones like chicken and waffles, and maple bacon. We did pick up a couple of those to taste. They have a flavor guide on their website.

It was so much fun looking at all of the flavors. It was a bit overwhelming because of how much is in there. It's bins, barrels, and buckets full of taffy. I don't like to make people wait too long, so I don't take my time to really absorb everything. If I had visited on my own, I probably would have really looked at every single flavor and thought about what I wanted. But I understand that some people can get fidgety if I take too long. So if you go, be prepared to spend a lot of time looking at the flavors.

And there is the carousel!

In my ideal home, I would have a candy room and it would be set up like this.

The bins just go on forever.

At the front of the store, they did have a couple of other candies like lollipops and cotton candy. But 99% of their store is taffy.

After we paid for our four pounds of taffy, we decided to make our way back to the car. We stopped at interesting looking places on the way.

Chickens!

I thought this was another interesting garden. I do enjoy succulents as much as I like petal flowers.

I found a seal that stayed still long enough for me to get a picture.

And we saw otters again.

 This was a fabulous day. Delicious food, amazing candy, great weather, nice sites, and the best company in the world.

We headed back to the hotel to rest after all of the walking.

A Delicious Seafood Lunch

 We chose Galley Seafood Bar and Grill for lunch. They had a menu of fish dishes. My eyes immediately spotted the tuna, and that is what I wanted.

We started with raw oysters as we usually do. The sauce had horseradish in it so it was too spicy for me. But a quirt of lemon was good.

Mr Duffy liked them.

Don't they look delicious?

And of course I ordered clam chowder. I have to try it everywhere so I can find the best bowl. And this one was super tasty.

I was ready to slurp the whole thing down.

They brought bread to our table, with a really tasty butter.

They had a good variety of lunch options. I often order either fish and chips, or the pasta/shrim scampi. But that tuna was calling my name.

We had a beautiful view from our table. We were bay side, and we saw otters and seals, and lots of sea birds. We also saw a variety of water craft, and decided that one day we would return for a day cruise. They had a dancing cruise, and a lunch boat, and a floating tiki bar... plus the usual yachts, kayaks, and sailboats. There is no shortage of water amusement here.

We finished up lunch and had one more goal for the day: salt water taffy.

Morro Bay

 After a quick drive, we arrived in Morro Bay. It was cloudy and we didn't have full view of the giant rock, but we could still see it.

There are some statues and fun places for photos and selfies along the embarcadero.

This was a neat bench, from an old car.

I loved the colors and textures of these flowers and plants growing.

I wonder if they need to be watered regularly, or if they thrive on the moist ocean air. I am very interested in having a big garden with foliage that doesn't require a lot of water. In California, it is important to have drought-resistant plants.

We came upon an otter nursery and saw some otters resting. They were very cute.

There is Morro Rock.

This is as close as we got, so you can't really see just how big it is.

Maybe one day we will get up for a closer look. I definitely want to go back because there are a lot of fun things happening on the water.

After walking around and sightseeing, it was time for lunch.

But First, Coffee

 Before getting on Highway 1 to head to our day's adventure, we stopped on Main Street for coffee.

I ordered an iced almond milk mocha and an almond croissant.

The coffee was decent, but it seemed small compared to the usual venti I order. Still, it did the job.

Next stop, Morro Bay!