26 day writing challenge-Day 11 'Memory'

 Write about your favorite childhood place.

(focus on the detail-the smell, the light, the feeling. ..)

The excitement immediately over takes me as my sister wakes me up and our family piles in the car and drives off in the dark up the coast to our family vacation spot, Pismo Beach. However, I will soon fall asleep only to be awaken in the morning light by the sweet aroma of baked breakfast goodies at our first stop in Solvang on the way there.  It is here where we indulge in their famous Danish pastry, abelskievers, enjoy the toy shops around town before we continue to our destination. 

There is a line of cars on the way into the Pismo Beach coast village, an RV park where our residence will be for the next week or so. The foggy air is a blend of sea salt and pit fires welcoming me to a fun filled time of swimming,  hay rides with my cousins, roasted marshmallows, sun set walks on the beach, pizza parlor down town, bubble gum flavored ice cream on the way back and not to mention all the shenanigans relatives can get into when they haven't seen each other for a while.  A days trip to Lopez lake on a hot afternoon for a  refreshing water slide and a night of entertainment at the Melodrama theater in town await us as well.  It's hard to leave my favorite childhood place, Pismo Beach.  I'm definitely moving  here when I grow up!