Avila Beach Brunch on Wheels

We spent Presidents' Day Weekend on the Central California Coast as guests of my gracious sister Susan who lives with her family on a hilltop in Arroyo Grande.

Sue and her twin sister Hilary have been whirlwinds of energy since birth, so when visiting it is best to go with the flow.

On Sunday that involved hiking the two-mile Bob Jones Trail next to a creek that stretches from San Luis Obispo to the village of Avila Beach.

Though there are a few luxury vacation developments and McMansions scattered here and there, the area has resisted overdevelopment...

...and one of my favorite sights along the trail are a series of steel pilings for a planned vacation resort in 2006 that was never built...

...leaving what looks like a collaborative art installation between Richard Serra and Andy Goldsworthy.

Near the end of the trail you encounter the Avila Beach Golf Resort...

...home to an amazing assortment of ocean and freshwater birds...

...beautiful trees...

...and a concert series on a large lawn fronting the Pacific Ocean that runs through most of the summer and fall.

On Sunday, the event was Brunch on Wheels, featuring a dozen food trucks, a trio of bars, and a live band with a huge local following who quadrupled the usual attendance for the monthly event. My poor sisters worked the entire day within barely controlled chaos while I lounged around drinking, eating and people watching. Life is not fair.