01 John invites us over to his dad and stepmom in Santa Barbara for his birthday.JPG

02 The house is beautifully hidden by lots of green.JPG

03 View from the back towards the ocean.JPG

04 Part of the backyard.JPG

05 We walk south along the beach.JPG

06 Seagulls were here.JPG

07 John and Chico.JPG

08 A stream exiting into the ocean.JPG

09 This black stuff is not from an oil spill.JPG

10 Rather the tar seeps from the ground.JPG

11 Sticky stuff on a stick.JPG

12 Turnaround point.JPG

13 Friends walking on the beach.JPG

14 Joe and Carol.JPG

15 Seaweed in the surf.JPG

16 Mark.JPG

17 Mark, Talitha, Joe and John with Chico.jpg

18 Family picture - Mark, Talitha and Chico.jpg

19 Mark trying to work in this sunny place.JPG

20 Mark and John and that really big chair.JPG

21 John and Chico.JPG

22 We check out a local pub - Budweiser beers and their connection to historical events - Salk stops polio is one.jpg

23 A sunny day.JPG

24 Oil rig in the distance.JPG

24 View back to the house from the seating area.JPG

25 The sun is fierce, sunscreen would have been good.JPG

26 Unclouded view of the beach.JPG

27 Mark eating melon - we were very spoiled this weekend with good food.JPG

28 A paddle boarder is visited by a dolphin, right off the shore.JPG