Linn's Bakery and restaurant in Cambria CA, April 2017

We stopped at Linn's for something sweet.  I resisted. It was very tempting..had a bite of Scott's

lemon meringue pie. Perfectly sweet and sour!

Mmmm chocolate eclairs!

Cambria Beach, April 2017

The beach at Cambria different from SB.  Loved the ocean waves breaking against the rocks:

Scott enjoying the scenery:

The Sand is beautiful polished pebbles. Coarse underfoot.

Boardwalk above the beach, next to the road:

Very Tame little ground squirrel at the beach:

Cambria Pines, April 2017

I had a great getaway this past weekend at Cambria Pines Lodge with Scott.  It's about a two hour

drive north from Santa Barbara, along the coast.  I hadn't been to this area before but it surpassed all

my expectations. 

The office entrance:

The hotel room had a big picture window (2nd floor) overlooking the beautiful

forests and mountains.   View from our room:

Rustic Dining room:

Outdoor "Kiva", beautifully tiled, with a fireplace:

Some of the garden areas:  (bubbling fountain top of this boulder, amid the Redwood trees and ferns)

 There are a variety of wooden gates separating the different gardens:

Japanese maples outside dining room window:

 Birdhouses:

Beautifully groomed hedges throughout the garden:

beautiful colors:

Echium:

up close: