Blogs from Santa Barbara, California, United States, North America - page 4

Eggs over medium please... The bakery below our rooms was closed on Tuesdays but there was a little cafe a few doors away so we decided it would be a good idea to eat there as we didn’t have a lot of time. Mike had booked us a tour of Hearst Castle home to The Hearst family (remember Patti Hearst).. and we needed to be on the road by ten. We packed the cars checked out and sat down in the cafe for a cooked breakfast to see us through. We ordered our eggs over easy and bacon and I asked if mine could be cooked a little more as I can’t eat runny eggs... “so you’ll be wanting over medium she said.. so that’s what they call it... No more runny eggs for us!. Martin ... read more

Our time in the States has almost come to an end, we have just 5 days left. When we booked to come for the months of December and January we had no idea really what kind of weather we were going to experience all we knew was that we wanted to get away from our terrible weather in England for a while. Well we certainly did that, although we have had a few days when the temperature dipped and we needed to wear coats (even a scarf one day which is usually unheard of here!) in general it has been mild or even hot. We have spent a lot of time exploring the many mountain trails here, almost to the point that we recognise all the peaks now and can honestly say that we’ve conquered most ... read more

Merry Christmas to everyone! Well another year has almost come to an end. It’s been quite an eventful year for us, out of 12 months we’ve only actually spent 4 months in Britain. In January we set of to travel around S.E. Asia for 4 months then in June we came to California just in time for the birth of our first grandchild. We stayed for 3 months watching her grow from a newborn into a little person and also helping with the new house renovations. Gary and Milena joined us for our last two week there and we all enjoyed a real family reunion. At the end of November we returned to California to catch up with Sharon, Scott and Kyla. We will be here until the end of January hopefully missing the worst of ... read more

Geo: 34.4192, -119.699Pünktlich wie immer starteten wir unseren Reisetag. Unser erstes Ziel war der legendäre 17 Miles Drive in Monterey (Pebble Beach), doch am Eingang zum Gelände erhielten wir den Bescheid: "Nicht mit Motorrädern", weshalb wir uns entschieden, auf diese Rundfahrt zu verzichten. Schade, doch kaum auf unseren Harley's wollten wir nicht auf den Van umsteigen. Zudem hätten wir Zeit verloren, denn wir müssten zum Standort der Harley's zurückfahren. Danach ging es auf den Highway No 1 und wir fuhren an Carmel vorbei, alles der Küste entlang. Vom Wetter her war es trocken, doch mit grauem Himmel, nur phasenweise bekamen wir das wunderschöne, tiefsatte Blau, das uns so gefiel zu sehen. Zudem wäre es mit blauem Himmel auch eindrucksvoller zum fotografieren. Wir waren jedoch zufrieden, dass es nicht regnete!... read more

Time to relax and enjoy our last week here before returning home. Gary and Milena had joined us so that was as good a reason as any to stop working. We spent the week at the harbour, in downtown Santa Barbara, on the beach and trips to the mountains, not to mention time chilling out by the pool and BBQ's on the patio. There were two tricky moments, one was when we narrowly missed stepping on a rattlesnake sunning itself across the path and a sign warning us of a great white shark sighting just up the coast but it was fine we swam in the pool insread! One night we joined Tom and Wanda at an Italian Restaurant for a final family meal together. A few days later Gary and Milena took off on a ... read more