Guesthouse Inn And Suites Santa Barbara

Today is my first full day in Santa Barbara. We are playing the Granada Theatre which is a beautiful venue Downtown. Several years ago, (from what I've been told) the theatre underwent a $20 million dollar renovation and is quite spectacular. This is my ...

... back up the mountain to our retreat in the dark, which I thought was bit hairy, but Jim wasn't bothered at all! After dinner, Jim ran me a bath and lit the candles in the outside bathhouse. It was a bit scary bathing in the open air at night, but liberating as well and so, so peaceful. Back in the yurt, we discovered the tv wasn't actually connected to an aerial, so it didn't have any channels and could only show videos! To be honest, it was a relief to be away from ...

... vineyards I imagined existing in wine country. The hills were rolling with nothing but grapes. I full sprinted barefoot down a row of grapes, coming to an opening, and seeing nothing but grapes neatly plotted endlessly. That was cool. I think I'll like the pictures that whoever took while that went down. I also cut my foot during that run and its filled with dirt, annoying. I figured while I was in with the grapes I should check them out. Pulling some off in grape bits and also with ...

... Everyone was swapping details etc and the mood was a bit flat as it was our last night. Many people were there just for a holiday so the realization of work looming was setting in and leaving a pretty tight nit group of friends that we had made. Sorry this is a poor entry but cant remember much more about the day other than coach, beach & dinner! Photos on San Fran and here will have to follow as dont have much time!

... It was a very warm evening. We strolled up the pier and went to 'Moby Dick' restaurant, enjoying Muscles again and more seafood for main courses. Since I'd left the car at the hotel, we both enjoyed some wine and had a very pleasant walk back to the hotel after 10pm. We were the last to leave the restaurant. That is something I am very surprised about in California - people do not seem to eat as late as we do in England, and many places are closed by 9:30 - 10pm.

Pictures coming soon!

... new friends (including a tramp called Dave who thought we were all German and was singing songs to us even though he was too stoned to know any of the words, haha!) On our last day in SB we went to the local courthouse which is one of the oldest buildings in north america and has a tower from which you can get great views of the whole of the town and the sea. Then we did some laundry and packed our stuff ready for our journey to Vegas the next day.

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... Gable). Hearst once also housed the world's largest private zoo in which today zebras still roam the ranch amongst the cattle, remenants of Hearst's original collection. His love of collecting art, something he likely acquired a fondness for from his year and a half European tour with his mother as a young boy, is I'm sure envied by many of the worlds great museums. He has original roman columns, French walnut ceilings sold by French ...

... br>left and right. The town of Solvang is a Danish culture community with
many shops, bakeries, and art galleris. The town's buildings are built
in the design which is set to remind you of Denmark. We visited one of
the bakeries here and sampled some of their delicious pastries and did
some shopping. We then headed on to Santa Barbara and walked along the
ocean and pier, Santa Barbara is a very pretty location.

... bags!), eating in fine restaurants, staying in 3-star hotels, renting cars, blah blah blah. It's a lifestyle I'm trying to shed! Anyhow, I'll try to update as the planning stage - "trip foreplay" as my friend Ali calls it - goes on. If I can scrape up enough to get a working digital camera before the trip, I'll be able to update this a little better! Of course... not taking my laptop, so it'll be hit or miss.