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3. Strawberry Beach Forever

Morning by the beach… funk zone… citinerary fun in downtown! Farmers market in the afternoon… dinner at Zaytoon… yum 🙂

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2. Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

Zoo tickest gone… day switch in the itinerary… playful Santa Barbara Botanic Garden… Boathouse at Hendry’s Beach not… Belated UCSB visit… Labyrinth… back to Santa Barbara… Shelfish Company… albacore over rice… aMAZE-ing 🙂

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1. Santa Barbara: Father’s Day

Happy Father’s Day in Santa Barbara… Arts & Crafts Show… Public Market… Empty Bowls… Lokum… yum 🙂 Back to East Beach in the afternoon… lovely Chromatic Gate… sweet day!

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0. SF Bay Area – Santa Barbara

Left at 11-ish… late lunch or early early dinner around 5PM from El Pastorcito… tacos & burritos… lengua… yum! East Beach stroll… to Stearns Wharf… let the vacation begin!

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CITINERARY: Downtown Santa Barbara

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ITINERARY: Santa Barbara 2021

Yucatan – California… 0-1… Santa Barbara here we come! 2021.06.SantaBarbara tentative itinerary: [6.19]Sat: Bay Area to Santa Barbara Villa Elegante: Santa Catalina, East Beach, Taqueria El Pastorcito? [6.20]Sun: Santa Barbara Arts & Crafts Show: 10:00AM-6:00PM Hidden Gem in Santa Barbara … Continue reading

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PLANT TRAVEL: Canyon Gray, Lost Coast, Anchor Bay…

Since ‘David’s Choice’ was missing the artemisia fragrance I travelled back to the nursery for the ‘Canyon Gray’… only to find the Achillea ‘Lost Coast‘ for the butterfly b&b… and add the Ceanothus gloriosus ‘Anchor Bay’ on the plant travel … Continue reading

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ANNIVERSARY: Sea Ranch

The Sea Ranch in April… starting the trip early brings an extra day feeling… bright & crisp weather… wildflowers… walk by the Del Mar Landing Marine Reserve… to Salal Creek… sunset by the ocean… a beautiful half day that feels … Continue reading

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DAY TRIP: Downtown San Jose

Downtown San Jose… long time no see… quietly colorful…

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UC SANTA CRUZ: Upper Campus

Happily continuing on the hiking tour of UC Santa Cruz… this time on the Upper Campus… through the young redwood forest… to the graffiti tanks… ending by the ocean… It’s a beautiful campus!

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