Friday we arrive at the campground Rancho Oso which is in the mountains outside of Santa Barbara. The road into the campground is narrow and windy so it was a little scary going in the motor home, not wanting to meet anyone coming the other way. The area is beautiful with the mountains on both sides of the valley we are in. This campground has horses and offer trail rides. They also board horses and lots of people come here to trail ride. The trip into Santa Barbara from here is over a mountain pass and at the top you can see Santa Barbara and the ocean below. What a view
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| Rancho Oso |
Saturday we drive north to Solvang which was founded in 1911 as a Danish-American colony. The buildings reflect the heritage of its founders with a village of shops that were crowded with lots of shoppers. We ate lunch at the Red Viking Restaurant and had the Danish Smorgasbord, the food was good. Stopped at Old Mission Santa Ines and took pictures before going back to the campground.
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| Solvang |
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| Old Mission Santa Ines |
Monday was spent in Santa Barbara area. In the morning we drive south to Ventura and visited the Channel Island National Park Visitors Center. We went up on the observation deck but a cloud cover prevented us from seeing the islands and we saw a movie about the islands. The Channel Islands are 8 islands that sit 160 miles off the coast of California. Only 5 islands are in the national park and they are mostly uninhabited. The islands and their encircling waters are home to more than 2,000 species of animals and plants, 145 are found nowhere else on Earth. We ate lunch at a Diners, Drive-ins and Dives restaurant, La Super Rich which had good Mexican food. Stopped at the Santa Barbara Mission before going back to the campground.
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| View from deck of Ventura Harbor |
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| Santa Barbara Mission |
Nov. 15, 16, 17, 18 Acton CA
Tuesday we arrive at Soledad Canyon Campground just out of the little town of Acton CA. We are in a mountainous area outside of San Fernando Valley. The campground is nice but there is a train track right in front. There were about 10 trains a day but thankfully they didn't run at night.
Wednesday we decide to go to the Los Angeles area. The freeways are clogged with cars and a semi truck came close to side swiping us. He came over into our lane and Dick was able to move over to avoid touching. It was scary and glad to get off the freeway and head down the canyon to Malibu. Houses line the beach with no space between so we couldn't see much of the beach and could only see the backs and garages of the houses. We stayed on highway 1 along the ocean and stopped in Santa Monica for lunch. Ate at another DDD restaurant called Yea Old Kings Head which is an English Pub. After lunch we drive to Venice Beach, that was an interesting stop. Along the beach is a paved path for walking, riding bikes and skateboarding. There is a wide boardwalk with shops lining one side and people selling items along the ocean side. Everything was for sale there, even Medical Marijuana. We were going to go to Long Beach but the traffic was terrible and didn't want to get stuck in the afternoon rush hour (probably more like all hours) traffic so decided to head back to the motor home. Our day in Los Angeles area was tiring and decided we had seen enough.
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| Malibu |
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| Venice Beach |
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| About anything qualifies for medical marijuana |
Thursday we stayed around the campground and across from our campsite was the catering for the filming of the TV show Parenthood. They were filming about 5 miles down the road and were using the campground as a base for dressing rooms, make-up and catering. Dick talked to some of the extras that were hanging around the food area and we saw all the actors and crew come for lunch. I have never seen the show Parenthood but will try and see it soon.
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| Bikers in the shoot |
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| Two of the child actors |
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| Trailers for the TV shoot |
Friday we went into Santa Clarita and had dinner at the Rattler BBQ restaurant. The food was good and we brought home half of our dinners.
Nov. 19, 20, 21, 22 Menifee CA
On Saturday we move to a campground by the town of Menifee called Wilderness Lakes and will stay for 4 nights. The campground has a series of canals with lots of ducks and other water fowl and aerated for fishing. We drive to Hemetr to do some shopping.
Sunday we stay around the campground because Dick wants to watch the Nascar race on TV. It will give me a Chance to do the laundry. Tomorrow we will go towards the ocean and visit San Juan Capistrano and maybe get to Long Beach. While here we also plan on going to Joshua Tree Nat. Pk. which is about 80 miles away.
We leave here on Wednesday and going to San Diego area for 8 days before going to Yuma AZ. Happy Travels, Barb
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