Santa Barbara
15 September 2011
Carole
It took us 36 hours total from Monterey to Santa Barbara in which included passing through Pt Conception. We saw lots of Oil Platforms along the way, they are huge! We partly sailed and partly motored as we had wanted to pass through Point Conception in the morning before the wind picked up but we slowed down at night so actually did not get to Point Conception until the afternoon and of course it was a little wind but not bad. Paul was on the helm at that time and he hand steered through the confused seas at Point Conception, a little bumpy. At night the full moon which lit up the water and guided us along our path, beautiful! We arrived in Santa Barbara around 9:30-10pm at night.
Santa Barbara is a great place, we pulled out the bikes again and rode around the Pier and around town, these bikes are great....thanks Chris, Richard, Jen and Mum. The fog was still around so not too hot. I will post pics shortly. We stayed for 2 nights.