The Landlocked Sailor

Urban areas are overrated.

OK, I admit it: if I had a free ticket to Anywhere, USA, I’d be in NYC quicker than you can say X-ray scanner, and if I had to pick a destination on the West Coast it would be Seattle. I do love the big city, but I know I’d soon be back home in my tiny town. All things considered, I can’t think of a better place to experience life with my son every day. Morro Bay, CA is a small town of a little more than 10,000 residents scattered over 5 square miles.

Reasons to love Morro Bay:

• November, 10:00 a.m., 63° (17°C) and sunny
• I can put the baby in his stroller and run all our errands on foot
• When business people ask for a phone number, they look at me like I’m crazy when I include the area code
• In 2 hours of running errands, we see approximately 6 people we know
• At the Post Office, we see a letter carrier walk right out the front door with his satchel of mail and start delivering to the businesses across the street
• On the way home, we see 2 more letter carriers, on foot, with their satchels
• Plus, there’s this dog that hangs out at Legends Bar:
  

  Legends Dog

Small town ♥ !

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