FIRST Horse ride ever!

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We headed to the Sunset Ranch near the Hollywood sign to go on an hour's horse ride through Griffith Park. The horses tend to walk near the edge of the path by the drop down the mountain which made it interesting!. This was a first for Dawn, Ellie and I and it was a thrill, not for the faint-hearted but not to be missed. Adding to the excitement a number of fire dept and news helicopters hovered over the park but didn't scare the horses. I ended up as the lead rider as the horse knew where to go! We are too scared to take pictures of the views ..... so take our word for it that is was awesome!!

After the ride we all had rather sore bottoms and stiff legs for a while! The little kiddies declared this was one of the best days of the holiday, matching Disney!!!

We headed out to Simi Hills to visit the Ronald Reagan Library which is in a gorgeous setting with amazing views over the mountains. Highlights included a replica of the Oval office and Air Force One in a huge hall. You get to go inside the aircraft and it's an awesome experience. We even had our photo taken on the steps of Air Force One giving a presidential wave!



We headed up the coast to Santa Barbara via Carpinteria beach and as the gas was getting low were glad to find the hotel, where the crazy little two went straight into the pool, heated at 84 degrees!

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Photos

It's Hollywood
Took on way to horse ranch

Luke saddled up!
Luke's horse was called Misty

Ellie saddled up!
Ellie's horse was called Limo

Air Force One
Reagans Presidential Plane

Views of Simi Valley
At Reagans Library