So we are currently residing in Santa Barbara where we are staying with David and Kaye, who have connections with Sally, who is the mother of James. It is really nice here and they have been so friendly to us! A proper home cooked meal today was definitely a nice change from our usual slight variations of Annie's Pasta (Annie's with pepper, Annie's with mushrooms, Annie's with kale, Annie's with mushrooms and kale, etc... You get the idea), and it doesn't hurt either that Kaye is an excellent cook.
So far we've only really spent one full day in Santa Barbara and James and I did an epic hike up to a place I believe was called Seven Falls? We didn't find the path that led up to the top so we made our own path - but this was a lot more fun anyways. In order to get there we had to do a little bit of rock climbing and a very minimal amount of bushwhacking. Once we arrived at the top there was an amazing pool of water which we both skinny dipped in - one at a time of course. We may be close friends, but not that close. :P
Anyways we are planning on probably spending two more nights here in David and Kaye's home. They offered us the place for as long as we needed, but we do have other areas to explore and a loose schedule to stick to. Tomorrow we are hoping to go body boarding and maybe biking too? Santa Barbara is beautiful and we feel as if we are being treated as kings, which is a pretty nice alternative to the previous "van life" we have been experiencing for the past few weeks.
Next stop L.A? Once we've been to L.A. it will likely be the last time we see the coast until we are back in Vancouver. This means that it is likely to get a whole lot warmer throughout the day, and for two "white kids" from Vancouver, we ain't exactly all too used to such weather. I already have a horrible farmer's tan which I am not very proud of. What makes it worse is that it is only on my right arm because I've been in the passenger seat for the entire trip, thus I get all of my sun on that side. Sigh.
Oh well until next time I can update this thing. Is anybody still reading it, or am I pretty much just talking to myself?
PS. The Headbanger is still running super smoothly.
This is a blog about a trip James and myself are doing in a 1973 Volkswagen Camper Van. We are leaving from Vancouver BC, and arriving back in Vancouver BC some-two months later. Where and when we go in between that time are yet to be determined.
Every day I come home from work full with anticipation to read about the adventures of the two of you. Your efforts are greatly appreciated and you know what? You'll have a hoot too when you read all of these posts again long after you've returned to Vancouver.
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I have a weird half-neck tan from wearing my collared coat in the sun, so we're even.
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