A Golden Triangle Roadtrip (with not a lot of road) Day 11

Chilly80 · 17 Jul 11, 05:49 PM

Tuesday 5th April

We had a little bit of a lie in today and then went to the hotel reception to have the free breakfast, there wasn't a lot of choice at all. This morning we go on our pre-booked tour of Hearst Castle, we get a very enthusiastic tour guide and enjoy the tour a lot, here are just a few of the many photos we took...

The tour guide did however seem to be trying quite hard to convince the group to go on another tour (they offer 5 different ones in all) and a one point seemed to refuse to answer a question because it was to do with another tour. We get lunch there, DH has a pizza and I get a burger as its ranched there but its really disappointing as are the crisps it comes with. We decide not to watch the film and instead to get going.

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Chilly80 · 17 Jul 11, 06:08 PM

We fill up with gas in Cambria which has a cute Main Street.

We continue along PCH1 with a little detour into Solvang which i'd read about on Tammy & Kev's TR.

We arrive at our next stop Santa Barbara to find we have been upgraded to a harbour view room, i'm not sure how much of an upgrade it really is as we now overlook a busy road instead of the garden which we'd booked. They have a free cheese and wine reception so we sit by the pool for a little bit.

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Chilly80 · 17 Jul 11, 06:08 PM

We walk to the wharf/pier and have a stroll up and down. We eat at a restaurant called Moby Dicks and its not that good. We get a little starter included in the price, clam chowder or green salad and we get one of each, DH has crab cakes and I have Teriyaki chicken but its very lemoney and the mash not that good, DH's fries are nice though and the cake we share for pudding is fine. I have a lemon drop cocktail but its not a patch on the ones I had in Vegas.

Back at the hotel we watch the Incredibles and I write up my TR notes.

sweetemotion · 17 Apr 12, 05:22 PM

I LOVE solvang! I visited there in December and went to an ostrich farm and got to feed them lol and there was a cool indian casino not far from there in chumash (i think it was called) I love Santa Barbera too, I visited the Zoo there

If you're ever back in SB there's a really good fish restaurant called Enterprise Fish Company, I thought it was really nice

xx

Chilly80 · 8 May 12, 12:21 PM

Originally Posted by sweetemotion

I LOVE solvang! I visited there in December and went to an ostrich farm and got to feed them lol and there was a cool indian casino not far from there in chumash (i think it was called) I love Santa Barbera too, I visited the Zoo there

If you're ever back in SB there's a really good fish restaurant called Enterprise Fish Company, I thought it was really nice

xx

I def think we'll be back one day.