Road Trip part six – Santa Barbara

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After we did a looooot of city sightseeing at the beginning of the trip we are now in real ‘easy peasy lemon squeezy’ mode… sun, beach, strolling around, little stop here and there, playing and and and….
Encinitas was great for that and so was Santa Barbara!

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We took the train again – directly from Encinitas to Santa Barbara, checked into our house (very close to downtown), went out for a drink and then the supermarket. Diner in the little garden and everyone happy.

The next day, Friday, was a very hot day and we decided to try out the public pool. Just right next to the beach. There are cute little shuttles bringing you from the main street down to the waterfront. Very convenient and fun for the kids too. After a slow morning we took one of those, walked along the beach and went for a nice swim in the pool. Then slowly walked back to the house – little ice cream stop on the way.

Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

On Saturday we went to a playground called Kids World. Huge spot with a great play structure that looks like a castle. There was a clown showing some tricks and the whole place was surrounded by pink and blue balloons…. baby showers all the way…. after that we stopped at Crushcakes for a little afternoon treat.

Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

On Sunday the temperatures went down a little and we decided to try out the beach. You will laugh but for me the idea of sitting at the beach, grilling in the heat… no thank you and especially not with a baby.

We had lunch at Lucky Penny which was fab – super yummy and interesting pizza as well as salads and home made popsicles! We went to East Beach. And realised – Encinitas had spoiled us. Soooo much. It was ok, the water was OK… but it was ‘not the same’…

Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

Monday was late breakfast, hanging out in the garden, little lunch and checking out Santa Barbara Downtown aka State Street. Little stop at the beach. Nothing more, nothing less….

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Best ice cream in Santa Barbara: RORI. That is where we went on Tuesday (again), then up to Kids World with a stop at Diani (including shopping for me and the baby)…

Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara

On Wednesday we took the shuttle to the beach, checked out Stearns Wharf, walked over to the harbor which was really cool and had lunch at On The Alley (Tacos!) and went to the beach – Lead Better Beach this time. More remote, more inviting… fun place!

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We did a lot of BBQ’s in the garden and in the evenings we enjoyed some US Netflix. Like I said… easy peasy…

 

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