It was time to head as far south as our trip was to head - San Luis Obispo.

An unfortunate pee break after hitting an amazing wall of Saturday traffic to the coast took us into Salinas. Once we realized it was home of the National Steinbeck Centre, we tried to head there for a visit and relief. Unfortunately we missed the parking lot for the centre and somehow ended up in the middle of a rodeo parade (poor lost Canadian girls). The parade route kept pushing us further out of downtown and we ended up pretty lost so we quickly found a gas station, and finally figured out how to get the hell out of Salinas, never to return.

We made it to San Luis Obispo in time for some shopping (having promised Katie we would head to the first Victoria’s Secret we could find in order to finish a debate Katie, Aaron and I have been having about my cup size). We were pleasantly surprised to find out that the college town (home to Cal Poly) is a haven for cute boutiques so we did our best to appreciate them.

Having worked up an appetite, we followed the guidebook recommendation of the Corner View Restaurant and Bar. The guidebook had warned us about big portions and they weren’t kidding! I ordered slow roasted pork thinking it would be light (ish) due to pork being the other white meat and all. What I got was a massive plate of juicy pork roast piled high next to mashed potatoes and some veggies. I couldn’t finish it all but I tried.

Stuffed and slightly buzzed, we went searching for a place that spoke to me right off the bat - Taste. Taste was a whole lot of fun. It’s a collective effort of local wineries to showcase their wines. Over 70 wines and the coolest tasting concept - you buy a card and can take your time to walk around and sample the selections. They have what they call “European technology” to pour the exact amount of wine and take the cost off your card. Very cool. If we weren’t already a bit silly, we might have stayed overnight.

We went to check out Linnea’s Cafe, which had been described as a lgbt friendly hipster hangout with a cute garden, but it was pretty dead for a Saturday night so we decided not to stay and to have some wine back at the hotel instead. We were at the Rose Garden Inn, which was fine considering we were looking at price that night and not comfort - but it was a bit too far out of town. Cute pool area with bbqs though.