It was foggy and quiet fresh in the morning but we still hat our breakfast outdoors. Frank the manager was a real character and he entertained us with his breakfast buffet explanations (lots of pastries, strawberries and turtle eggs!) After breakfast we walked along the misty beach down to the pier where Linda and Daddy ate gigantic cotton candy ice cream with sprinkles. Then we did a little bit of shopping on picturesque State Street. We had lunch at the newly opened Public Market (finally Mama had a clam chowder). Then we walked to the Court House and up the stairs of the tower where we had a really nice view over Santa Barbara and towards the Santa Ynez Mountains.

We took the trolley bus (50 ct.) back to East Beach and went with the car up to the Mission (Meanwhile we found the reason why the satnav wasn’t working properly – just a flag was missing).

Form the Mission we drove on a scenic winding road past beautiful houses and gardens to Montecito and back to the hotel. Ate nachos for supper