Mom in the tender from the cruise ship to the whale watching harbor ship

Santa Barbara

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April 15th 2015
April 14, 2015 What a day in Santa Barbara! The bad news is we didn't see any whales on our whale watching tour, the good news is we saw so many dolphins! We cruised into a humongous pod of common dolphins. They were swimming and leaping everywhere you looked. Mom and I had rock star parking at the very bow of the boat, hanging onto the railing. The dolphins would race to the boat, turn around and ... read more

North America » United States » California

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more