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Santa Barbara

Postby BarbaraRose » Wed Jan 20, 2021 10:54 pm

Here are a few (well, maybe a lot :o ) of pics of my trip this past weekend...

The motel I stayed at:

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my patio:

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The lawn area in front of my patio:

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the view of the ocean across the street:

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view of the motel from the beach:

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flowers in their garden areas:

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view of the beach from Stearns Wharf:

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view of the wharf from the end of it.

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the dolphin fountain at the entrance to the wharf:

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Looking back on SB from the wharf:

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a park in SB I strolled thru:

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one of many turtles in the pond there:

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a couple of squirrels chasing each other around a tree:

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The Santa Barbara Mission:

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The mountains behind SB:

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The SB Botanical Gardens:

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a huge boulder that I used to sit near and listen to the water in the creek. (No water in there right now)

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an interesting sitting area near the creek and dam that was created by the missionaries:

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dogs having fun on the beach:

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sunset on the beach:

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Not sure what happened here but it is really cool looking!

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This is the McDonalds I couldn't find. Can you see why?

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My favorite beach from the hills above:

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The mountains in the background are the Channel Islands

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There is a restaurant on the beach and a dog park.

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a nice walk thru the park there:

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interesting rocks:

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The wild surf in Ventura:

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A flipped over semi on the LA freeway:

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Barbie, Romeow, and Sophie, missing Lola! (and lots of ferrets running around in my heart!)

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Re: Santa Barbara

Postby snowball » Wed Jan 20, 2021 11:18 pm

neat pictures Barbie .... looks like a great place to visit
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Re: Santa Barbara

Postby OregonLuvr » Wed Jan 20, 2021 11:50 pm

So glad you had a good time. Those pictures are great.
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Re: Santa Barbara

Postby Bethers » Thu Jan 21, 2021 12:23 am

Nice. Thanks for sharing.
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Re: Santa Barbara

Postby MandysMom » Thu Jan 21, 2021 12:24 am

Nice photo album! I'd love to go back amd explore SB. I've been through and once for a meeting, but never got to explore the area. Did you see many ships off shore?
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Re: Santa Barbara

Postby BarbaraRose » Thu Jan 21, 2021 2:17 am

No ships but 4 oil rigs. The ships might go on the other side of the Channel Islands. SB faces south so they may bypass that area. The fact that SB faces south and has the islands out in front, keeps the surf there fairly calm so it is safer for swimming with less rip tides.
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Re: Santa Barbara

Postby Redetotry » Thu Jan 21, 2021 8:39 am

Beautiful pictures!! I so miss living near the ocean and frequently wish I had stayed. Then I think of the traffic and the cost of living!!
Glad you had a good birthday weekend.
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Re: Santa Barbara

Postby cnq50b » Thu Jan 21, 2021 10:38 am

Great pics. Thanks for sharing. I need to get up there sometime.
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Re: Santa Barbara

Postby Cudedog » Thu Jan 21, 2021 11:28 am

Lovely photos, Barbie!

Thank you for taking us along on your trip.

Looks like your motel was in a great location - how did you know?

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Re: Santa Barbara

Postby BarbaraRose » Thu Jan 21, 2021 11:32 am

I stayed at that motel 10 years ago because it was the least expensive place by the beach. There is a Motel 6 right behind this place that is actually more expensive. This one was pretty outdated but clean when I was there before but they have updated it nicely since then. I will stay there again in the future.
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Re: Santa Barbara

Postby Irmi » Thu Jan 21, 2021 11:43 am

I can see why you like it there, Barbie. Great pictures!
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Re: Santa Barbara

Postby Shirlv » Sat Jan 23, 2021 11:34 am

Barbie, great pictures. Thanks for sharing
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