The final destination on my 60th birthday, road trip celebration was Carlsbad, California. And in keeping with the focus on unique hotel accommodations, I choose the only hotel on the beach in Carlsbad, Beach Terrace. It did not disappoint. The building used to be apartments, and the rooms were huge! The room was beautiful, as…
Category: Adventure
Carpinteria State Beach, CA: A walk along the cliffs
Carpinteria State Beach is a bit south of Santa Barbara. While staying in Santa Barbara, we took one day to head out and see where the road took us. We discovered this park and spent a good amount of time here, walking the along the cliffs and wherever the path took us. There were a…
Next Stop: Santa Barbara, CA
My birthday celebration road trip started in Joshua Tree National Park, then continued in Death Valley National Park (where I had a most amazing experience!). The next stop was Santa Barbara, California. I found a beautiful hotel near the beach with a lovely location. The Blue Sands Inn was walking distance from the beach, the…
Goodbye Death Valley… on to the next adventure!
I was sad to leave Death Valley, and if I had it to do over, I would have reserved an additional night. We packed and loaded up the car (I don’t travel light for a 16-day road trip!). We hadn’t actually seen the front of the hotel, so we walked around the building and up…
Ellwood Bluffs
“Whenever you want to see me, always look at the sunset; I will be there.” ~ Grace Ogot Somewhere north of Santa Barbara, CA
peace of life today 