Kasia's parents came to visit last weekend! Though they've come many times over the years, we spent Saturday exploring around as if we were tourists.
The 'build your own hash' sounded really good but I wasn't incredibly hungry so I stuck with some toast and poached eggs with sausage and avocado. Super exciting, I know. This friendly guy was hanging out around the corner. I couldn't help but snap a pick of his handsome mug. From the restaurant it was a short walk to the pier. We tooled around for a while and I had fun seeing all the fishermen out for the day. After the pier, we hopped in the car and drove down to Carpinteria to walk around the town and hit the beach. We stopped at a cute wine bar for some sangria and fries (epic combo). I actually didn't have much sangria when I was in Spain so it was fun to get that experience closer to home. For anyone thinking about visiting the Santa Barbara area, I would definitely recommend going to the beach in Carpinteria. It has beautiful sand and the water was perfectly clear and warm. It also wasn't too crowded which was really nice. After swimming for a bit, we dried off as best we could, grabbed some snacks from the grocery store, and hopped in the car again to head for the hills. One of my favorite places in the world (in the top 5 actually) is called Lizards mouth and it is the perfect place to watch the sun set in Santa Barbara. The area is made up of lime stone rock formations that span across a small valley. You can climb around to your hearts content, all while having the best view of the entire county. It was really windy so we bowed out a bit before the sun set entirely, but it was beautiful nonetheless. We had dinner reservations downtown at a place called Wine Cask (highly recommend as well) and wanted to get there in time. After living in a place for a while, I find it is really refreshing to get out and explore like you're a tourist. I have been incredibly lucky to have lived in some beautiful places, and my goal over the next few years is to take the time to appreciate them and take advantage of all there is to do. I want to give a huge thank you to Kasia's parents who made the entire day so much fun. And thank you for driving all the way down here and hanging out with us before we get completely stressed out with school! Parents- your kids definitely want to hang out with you, especially if they're in college, I promise. Hope everyone's fall is going well! If my roommates agree then maybe the next post will feature the local pumpkin patch:)
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Linnea Gershenberg
10/15/2016 04:34:32 pm
So happy to see you're continuing! Loved seeing your family visit.
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