October 29th, Friday and Saturday Oct. 30

Friday was a day trip to Santa Barbara, 90 miles south on sunny Highway 101.  We stopped in Santa Maria as there is a motorhome repair shop there and now have an appointment for Monday to get the exhaust leak fixed and maybe two new front shocks. Having this work done will give us the much needed confidence to get around Los Angeles.

Santa Barbara is nice, but just doesn’t compare to Santa Cruz, so I guess we have been spoilt.  One thing though, the country side/fields are so much greener, even the mountains!  There are farm field after farm field and grape vine fields by the dozens. The terrain is mostly flat until you pass through part of the San Rafael Mountains and there you find Santa Barbara built on the side of the mountains right straight down to the shoreline. We had a nice lunch opposite the Stearns Wharf, in the Breakwater Restaurant out on the patio watching all the boats coming and going.  On our return trip we took Highway 1, but it doesn’t really follow the coast so it’s not anymore interesting than Highway 101.  Except, to drive home the fact that a lot of food is grown around here!

The Park is filling up; there are motorhomes and fifty wheels pulling in by the dozens. Our neighbour told us the kids do door-to-door trick or treating on Halloween, so guess that will be a supper out!  The place is full of children!

Saturday: We had a lot of rain over night but stopped early this morning.  It has been an off road day.  I went to town to find a hair dresser, got an extreme cut and hoping the wash job tomorrow helps the cause.  We took our lawn chairs to the beach this afternoon; we walked the beach and sat out sun tanning!  Temp was only 63-4 but we were out of the wind and the sun made it very comfortable.

No idea about tomorrow, we are to leave, but we may stay, I guess it depends on how many families check out by noon, given its Halloween Sunday.

Good talking to you Heather and Hayley, sorry you couldn't see us???? Skype is becoming a real problem.....anyway

Hugs

R&B

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The start of Stearns Wharf, Santa Barbara, CA

Stearns Wharf and the hills of Santa Barbara

This is just a sample of the agriculture going on around here! As far as the eye can see.

Our Pismo Beach walk, but shows the country side around us.