The clocks have changed overnight. It goes without saying that Sophie is disdainful of time changes and wakes, resolutely, at her usual hour.
I suggest she goes back to sleep but she's having none of it. The PONette is of the view that it's getting light outside and there are adventures waiting. There may be Jaffa Cakes.
At a time when non-dog owners are still tucked snuggly up in bed enjoying an extra hours sleep a gentleman of a certain age and a shaggy dog are the first customers at the little cafe in town.
It seems that we are not alone in having a canine companion that insists on having a start of day comfort break at exactly the same time. Within ten minutes of our arrival the street is beginning to fill with a) students returning after a long night out and b) dog owners with uncombed hair ( almost exclusively male ) escorting their canine companions to the beach. This is the ' I filled the dishwasher, you walk the dog ' division of family labour.
The cafe has new, laminated, menus. Angus observes that Franco-Scots cuisine is indeed a thing. You can get a large, warm croissant for £4. For 50 p extra you can get it with chocolate sauce. I wonder what the folks in Toulouse would make of that ?Among this mornings e-mails an invitation from a California motel to 'Come visit '. I had never heard of Cayucos until now . Could it be an alternative to that trendy hotel in Pacific Beach ? : https://thepacificmotel.com/
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I think I am finally adjusting to your new environment, with its wide open spaces and the beautiful old town. And now,croissants with chocolate sauce! Somehow that reminded me of France's pizza with french fries (chips?). We never stayed in Cayucos, but the last time we drove down from San Francisco to LA, we stayed at another spruced-up motel in Morro Bay, the next town down the coast. Morro Bay looked very charming online, with a beautiful lighthouse, but when we arrived we realized that its primary landmark is actually a decommissioned nuclear reactor. The people there seem to have decided to make the best of things, and the reactor figures prominently on all the local souvenirs.
I think the folks in Toulouse would blanch at the price of 4 quid for a croissant. Especially one of questionable heritage.
Hari OM
Ah, the Canny Soul cafe, where all stand equal... except for affording the croissants, perhaps! YAM xx
I am with Sophie on the time change, it will take me a month to adjust, grudgingly.
Our "fall back" time changes on November 6. Amazing how one hour messes with the body clock for at least a week.
I have seen recipes for croissants drizzled or dipped in a rich chocolate sauce and even one with a bourbon infused chocolate sauce -- What would the French think of that?
Well, if it's daylight, then a girl has to embrace the day!
I'm in the habit of changing all the clocks back, before I go to bed! In the days when we both worked, husband and I always got up at the "old time". We changed to the to the correct time around 7p.m, which seemed to give us an extra hour that evening! The dogs couldn't have cared less, as they appeared to be fed at their usual time.
Chocolate infused croissants are very popular here - the Spanish love their chocolate, so most things that can be stuffed, dipped, covered or soaked in it, are!
Caucus is also known to be a place of extraordinary surfing during the winter storm season. Not a lot else there, but quite beautiful in a wind-swept sort of way. Had a wonderful breakfast there at a restaurant on the pier many years ago on a drive up the coast. Looks chilly there. 72F here is Los Angeles.
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