So are you ready for the BIG REVEAL of where we went and what we did?
Well, before I get to it, I'd like to say a few things:
Primarily) I'm a big fan of input on travel destinations because I've found the comments of others so helpful on many occasions. Therefore, I tend to do a write up on Trip Advisor for virtually every attraction/ special restaurant we visit on vacation, so if you're perusing the reviews at tripadvisor.com and some of them seem suspiciously similar to what I've written here on my blog it's because...I wrote them.
Secondarily) I know it looks a bit sloppy how my extra large photos are bleeding out of the text box and into the sidebars, but you can see things so much better when they're that size that it's worth it to me.
Thirdly) If you can't access all six days of the posts by clicking "older posts" once you reach the bottom of this screen, then just click on each individual day ("Day 1", "Day 2", etc.) in the "Blog Archive" (over to the right at the top of this page where it shows the titles of the recent posts). I don't know why it always gives me trouble like that when I post several posts in one day.
Finally) I am not being compensated for any of my comments on any of the places we visited, so the opinions I put forth are pure, unadulterated and completely authentic.
Okay? Okay...
Here we go.
As you can see, excitement was running high as we prepared to pull out of the garage to embark on our adventure:
Would we be climbing on a plane? Boarding a boat? Walking to our destination? Only I knew...
However, the enthusiasm abated rather quickly due to the several hour drive we then experienced.
Yep, road trip!
Our first objective was to tour UC Santa Barbara where we were led around campus by a fourth year "gaucho" named Alice. It's a nice school, but both of the kids prefer Western Washington University. (Too bad WWU charges out of state tuition for out-of-staters.)
What was exciting was DINNER. Mmmm...
In San Luis Obispo there's a little place called the Jaffa Cafe (which I learned about on Trip Advisor, of course). They make their own pita bread daily and OMGoodness is it GOOD. Also, their chicken shwarma is the BEST I've ever had. The food was so good and we were so hungry that I kept going back to the counter to order more food. Once we were full, the girl behind the counter brought out a plate of baklava for us.
Normally I don't care much for the stuff, but I took a little bite to be polite since she was giving it to us for free. That was all it took. Within seconds I had devoured the entire flaky, gooey, sweet square and was wishing for more. Even Tobias (our designated nut-disliker) declared it very tasty indeed.
Filled to the brim, we continued our drive and eventually ended up in Monterey for the night.
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