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PISMO BEACH

CALIFORNIA’S CENTRAL COAST Beach town

ny road trip along the central coast should and sample its seaside accommodations and din-
include a visit to Pismo Beach, a quintes- ing. It will be a must stop on our next road adven-
Asential California beach town with a Surf ture.
City vibe. We spent our last day on our road-trip Pismo Beach reminds us of our former home in
here, after a weeklong stay in Mendocino (re- the free spirited San Diego community of Ocean
counted in the next issue of WDT). But this sophis- Beach - or OB as the natives call it. OB was the last
ticated, yet casual destination merits a longer real beach town in California. It still is, except
visit, to explore its beaches and lively downtown, beach cottages that cost $50,000 four decades

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