Santa Barbara to Santa Monica
Set off for Santa Monica after a prepackaged motel breakfast. Picked up Highway 1 after driving along the Santa Barbara foreshore. Took Ventura Highway in the sunshine and walked the sands of Malibu Beach. Just north of Malibu we happened upon a pod of dolphins and watched at 3 breached at the same time, super cool. Standing on Malibu we saw more dolphins and marveled at pelicans skimming the water with their wings as they 'surfed' the incoming waves. Making our way into Santa Monica proved easier than expected and finding our motel was stress free. We walked down Pico Boulevard to Santa Monica Beach. It was very different from the Monday we arrived 5 weeks ago, it's Good Friday and the beach was full of people and the pier was in full swing. We couldn't have chosen a better place to stay. It's a ways from the beach, but within walking distance and buses are cheap and frequent, there's a Trader Joes next door and a guitar shop over the road.
We drove down to Main St and revisited The Library Ale House for dinner. Once again, great food, beer and wine.
