We headed south along the beach towards Oceano, CA, at low tide. In this direction, you had to watch for vehicles - all kinds of vehicles! Not too many people crazy enough to walk in this direction but we wanted to see the camping-on-the-beach area.
Along this stretch, there were so many sand dollars that were still alive. You can tell it's alive because the bottom side has tiny tentacles that are waving if you look closely. You could also see their "footprint" in the sand as they slowly moved along.
A good percentage of the sand dollars had a hitchhiker attached. The live acorn barnacles were very strange poking out of their little volcano-like houses.
I watched the Sand Dollar inch its way into the sand.
About 2 miles from the Grover Beach access ramp we started seeing campers. The majority of camping on the beach was in toy-hauling fifth-wheel trailers. Some were at least 40 feet long with triple axles and big Ford F-350 diesels pulling them. There were a few motorhomes and only a couple of tents.
The original "dune buggy"?
The four-wheeler's had a large time ripping through the sand. South of Oceano, the dunes stretched inland maybe a mile and there were folks zipping in every direction.
This dune buggy owner certainly had a sense of whimsy. The wind-up key on the roof was motorized so it turned as the car ran up and down the beach.
We walked through quite a flock of small shorebirds. No idea what they were, but they would just split up and scurry around us, then close ranks after they went by. When they took flight it was only for a few feet - we really didn't bother them much at all.
A huge flock of Sanderlings (tiny shorebird, only about 8" long).
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