We had a short journey from Lompoc to Santa Barbara which made a change as we have really clocked up some miles in our trip to date. We arrived in the early afternoon on a Sunday and joined the other people on a walk along the beach. Considering it is only a relatively short drive to Los Angeles we thought it would be busier on a weekend afternoon but we were pleasantly surprised. Santa Barbara is a nice town with a real Mediterranean feel, worth spending a night or two if you're in the area! According to the guidebooks you might also bump into the likes of John Cleese and Oprah who apparently live in the hills behind neighbouring Monteceito (though not together as far as we know, we wouldn't want to be responsible for starting a tabloid rumour!).
# posted by Mark @ Sunday, November 13, 2005
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