San Luis Obispo

I had a chill out day today, and went down to Avila Beach which is just down the road from the Hostel and relaxed on the Beach Front for a bit then drove onto Prismo Beach which is a huge 11 mile sandy bay. It was great to do nothing for a day and I think I needed it after driving for so many days. Back in the town in the evening I called back into the town centre to get some photo's of 'Bubblegum Alley'. This quirky tourist attraction apparently started years ago when someone stuck a piece of gum on a wall in a small narrow alley just off the main street, it was never removed and the tradition has continues and both walls down either side of the ally are covered in pieces of gum, it even smells of gum! And is now registered as a tourist attraction with the local council. It was also getting quite raucous in the town centre even though it was only early evening. It is St. Patrick's Day and the American's go slightly crazy at the pub on this day. Many of the revellers seemed to have been out since lunch time and were now getting quite lively so I headed back to the Hostel for some tea.