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November Road Trip to Paso
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We took off on Wednesday, November 12th, for week of relaxing, touring and wine-tasting along the Central Coast. Our first stop was downtown Ventura for one night of exploring. The next day, after a stop in Santa Barbara, we drove to our Airbnb in Paso for a four-night stay. On Monday, November 17th we headed back down 101 to Solvang, stopping in Los Olivos on the way. Here are some photos and comments on our adventures!
We have driven right by the City of Ventura many, many times but never stopped to explore. This time, we booked a room at the Clocktower Inn so that we could check things out!
It's not the most luxurious hotel, but it was nice and clean and centrally located.
We had a balcony!
and plenty of room to spread out
Mural on Figueroa St. adjacent to our hotel
the Mission Basilica San Buenaventura
Refreshments at the Yard Bar
The Yard Bar
City Hall
Looking down Main St., thankfully it's closed to vehicular traffic
We had dinner here at the Rumfish!
This is the menu
Main Street at night
Can't resist a stop at an Irish Pub
They had a well-stocked bar. Didn't see any fecken eejits.
Dargan's customers
The mission at night
Thursday morning walk to the beach. I guess "San Buenaventura" is still the official name of Ventura.
Surfers Point and the Pier
Surfers
The beach
The pier
Surfers Point
Ready for the Holidays
Santa Barbara
Time to check out and head up the road to SB.
We found parking right by the Funk Zone!
Lunch at Finney's
Lunch. We didn't stay in SB for long.
We stopped at Samsara in Goleta for a quick tasting and then hightailed it to Paso!