On the 17th February we left Bow, WA for our late winter get away.  Our first stop was in Southern California to spend a few days visiting family in the Oxnard/Ventura area.  We spent 5 nights at the Fairways RV Resort on the Naval Base Ventura County, Port Hueneme.  Ray and I joined my aunt and uncle, Paul and Darleen on Friday 22 February for dinner in Santa Barbara.  It was to celebrate Darleen's Birthday.  It was a beautiful afternoon and evening so we made a couple stops before dinner.

Shoreline Park, Santa Barbara

Overlooking the Santa Barbara Channel. 

Wooden stairs leading down to the beach

Looking up the beach

Mission Santa Barbara, founded on December 4, 1786 

Mission Santa Barbara sits high on a hill overlooking
the city of Santa Barbara and the Pacific Ocean

Paul and Darleen having dinner at
Anderson's Danish Bakery & Restaurant

La Arcada, a spanish courtyard, built in 1926.
 It is filled with flags, murals, shops, flowers,
lifelike statues, fountains and restaurants. 

Two of the lifelike statues...a window washer and
 Ben Franklin