Like Malibu, but without the fire devastation and stuff

Avila Beach is just up the coast from Pismo Beach. The way the road runs between a mountain and the shore reminds me of sections of Pacific Coast Highway through Malibu.

But unlike in Malibu, this highway doesn’t carry a constant flow of heavy traffic up and down California. There’s only one access road off US101 to the town of Avila Beach, and it’s a dead end. So it’s quieter here. Well, at least today, since it’s not the weekend. Too bad there’s this:

UPDATE: At about 4:30 there started to be a constant stream of traffic. Now it’s backed up to a crawl. Because it’s quitting time at the Diablo Canyon Power Plant that’s past the gate at the dead end I mentioned above. Ah, okay.