Last Starbucks spotted: 3 p.m. Wednesday somewhere near Santa Maria.
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12:30 p.m. Thursday, hole-in-the-wall café in Cayucos
In an area where everyone is either a poor vagabond or a millionaire and it's nearly impossible to tell the difference, a local I liked for the millionaire category announced over a lunch of smoked fish,
"Hey man, if I had twenty bucks, I'd be headed to the border. That's RICH!"
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2:00 p.m., somewhere north of Cayucos
“Mama, I lost my pink sea glass. Pull over! Hurry!”
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2:30 p.m., San Simeon
“Mama, take a picture of me up here.”
“Frederick, at least pretend you need to be up on the top of the car to see the elephant seals.”
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3:30 p.m., Cambria’s Rainbow Bean Coffee House
Sign on the wall:
Coffee contains compounds found beneficial to good health.
Anecdotal studies of regular Rainbow Bean customers indicate that a scone and coffee three times a week makes you A BETTER LOVER.
Quick call home: “Hey Sander, I think I need to stay on the coast longer. Wire money for coffee and scones.”
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6:00 p.m., a lodge in Morro Bay
“Frederick and I need a room for the night and we have decided we may never go home. We need your best rate on a room.”
