Christmas Plus One in Santa Barbara

Another sunny day--yay!  We don't know how long it will take before we quit celebrating sunny days, but after years in Juneau, it may take a while.  We had another breakfast of Danish pancakes, and a quick stop in Solvang to see their big gingerbread house before heading "down the hill" to Santa Barbara.

Pamela Getting Ready to Attack Gingerbread House

We had a nice drive down to Santa Barbara, only to find out that it was one of the busiest shopping days of the year.  Yes, all of the stores on State Street were having their after-Christmas sales, so the sidewalks were jam packed.  It was bearable because of the sunny, 65-degree, weather, and Pamela found some books on sale at a Borders that was going out of business.  We also found a Whole Foods and found some wonderful things for dinner, including buffalo tri-tip steak.

Bird of Paradise in Bloom along State Street

We then took a walk down to the Santa Barbara pier and watched the boats and took the electric trolley back up to downtown Santa Barbara.

Santa Barbara Harbor

On the drive back up the hill to Buellton, we saw the most wonderful sunset of the trip.  We got home safe to our Fiver and had a good dinner.  We will make the drive to Anaheim tomorrow, and will be staying at the Anaheim RV Village right across from Disneyland.  We hope that Santa Claus was kind to you all, and that you have a safe week.  Thanks for visiting,

Neil and Pamela