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Great Trips From Placerville - Half Moon Bay
By Mark Eting
Looking to escape the heat of the California Central Valley and Placerville this summer? While many go to the Sierra mountains and enjoy Tahoe, you might also consider the coastline. That's what I love about Placerville, you can do both!
Nature and industry work together to form an attractive area for vacationers to enjoy and an ideal location for making a living. In other words, Half Moon Bay, California is a coastal town with residences and businesses both on the shoreline and inland and with farming, produce, supplies, and services both "natural" but advanced.
The coast of Half Moon Bay, California is a surfers' Valhalla: for instance, the Mavericks surf competition saw hundreds of fans and viewers taking the day off and hanging on the beaches to witness Grant Twiggy Baker of South Africa take first, and Tyler Smith and Brock Little take second and third, respectively, on waves surprisingly sufficient considering the weather—which was nearing hot—and the area—which is relatively calm in ocean action.
The weather in general in Half Moon Bay, California is some of the most appealing in the nation. Temperate for the most part, with cooling coastal fog in the morning which usually burns off by the afternoon. Fall on the coast is absolutely brilliant and only the Winter months can be a bit stormy. But the farmers on their ranches and the growers, of pumpkins, brussel sprouts, and other staple veggies, have back-up generators and three other "seasons" without snow or sleet or ice to threaten crops or livelihoods. Small businesses thrive, from art shops to flower bodegas like Aloha, a shop specializing in orchids—live orchids, glass orchids, and orchid portraits; and large, recognized companies serve the population by way of Safeway, Albertson's, Longs, and banks and gas stations that are accessible but not overbearing in number of prices. The pumpkin festival is simply amazing. Fields for miles are bright orange with pumpkins ready for harvesting.
Some of the finest cuisine can be found on the shoreline and a few blocks inland—from fresh seafood to Italian to Asian, and visitors and locals alike can walk down to the pier, to the signed up fishermen on their boats, and buy live crab and/or lobster, which can be brought back to the house and cooked up in lieu of sitting in at the restaurants…which are ambient and amiable and lovely (and reasonable in price, as well).
Numerous hotels, motels, inns, and bed and breakfast sites offer comforts from cozy to chic, and such places as the Farallon Inn (on highway 1 in Moss Beach, five miles north of Half Moon Bay) even come with a small but superbly satisfying fare of Indian food and pizza, which the Faralon's owners cook in and run. The place is so good that locals and tourists alike sign the walls with sharpies, thanking the owners and gushing over the food, which is absolutely perfect—authentic to the Indian owners and surprisingly top notch as "Italian" fare, too.
Golf is absolutely fabulous at the half-moon bay courses and resorts. The finishing holes from the cliffs above the ocean are breathtaking.
The weather is perfect, really. The beaches are many and easy to get to. And the people are direct, friendly, and helpful. There is, of course, a public library, a sanitation department, and fairly easy-going but still by-the-book fire and police departments, as well as a chamber of commerce. With these and with the online tour information sites, you will be happy you decide to travel to, stay for a visit in Half Moon Bay, California.
About the Author
Mark Eting is the webmaster for http://www.debrarealtor.com where you can find local school information, full access to the Sacramento California area MLS listings, and helpful information to have a successful real estate experience.
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