Port San Luis Lighthouse (Saturday, November 3rd)
After having our trip cancelled twice by the folks granting access to the Port San Luis Lighthouse, I was finally able to get them to commit to allowing us to get out there Saturday November 3rd.
A couple weeks earlier, Andy expressed interest in joining Tobia and I on our trip out there. Just 2 days before finding out the tour would happen, we all kicked into gear really quickly and planned our hotel and trip down there.
The three of us met at our house after work Friday night and drove down to San Luis Obispo. We slept the night at a mediocre hotel and woke up early the next day to head off to Port San Luis to hike out to the lighthouse.
After a surprisingly great breakfast at Coco’s we drove out to the port and signed in for our tour. There were two options, a slow hike and a fast hike. Too excited to be slown down by anything, I chose the short hike. Two guides- one from PG&E (who effectively owns and controls traffic on the trail because they own a power plant on the same grounds)- led us on the roughly 50 minute walk to the lighthouse. We walked up and down the large hill through some paved roads and other times through gravel and trails to get there.
The lighthouse was at the western edge of the hill, unviewable from the harbor. I loved its secluded nature, just above and quite close to the ocean. Our tour led us up to the lense room where we got a nice view of the surrounding coast.
The walk back was really quick. We followed this up with a stroll on the Port San Luis pier where we saw sea lions, had some drinks at a bar, and then we headed off to the San Luis Obispo Mission and lunch before driving back home Saturday afternoon, exhausted but really content.
Never would have thunk I would find this so indispensable.