More ‘Views from a Plane’🤓

Not only was I pleasantly surprised to be upgraded to first class, but my plane had the single-seat configuration on the left! Meaning I had THIS side of the plane…

…all to MYSELF! 

And saying good-bye once again to my beloved Santa Barbara. 💕

With a forecast of rain and gray clouds all around, it was dry and sunny for most of my ‘gift day’ 🤗💕🙏💕🤗.  As always, it was hard to say goodbye. 🥹

The ‘Hood

How to tell if your neighbor is home? The skiff is in the driveway! 😂😂😂 

One of our group (Carla) came down with a nasty chest cold while we were nearing the end of our Santa Barbara week. So only three of us set out on our final day, and we decided to take a walk down memory lane, stopping by Casa Dorinda, our first apartment, and one of the campuses of Brooks Institute. We eventually ended up at the SB Botanical Gardens, where we enjoyed a beautiful overlook of the entire city, and a couple of hours of wandering along the paths. This is one of my favorite places to go when I’m alone, so I’m glad the two ladies wanted to go along!

Nancy’s beloved Brooks Institute 💕

A rendition of the Goldilock’s cabin 😂

And….the THREE BEARS!

The beautiful redwoods!

And of course, every good hike deserves a cool-off toddy! 😆

Delta. My Love Language

😂😂😂 This ‘giving up a seat for $1500 USD in flight credits’ just keeps getting better!😂😂😂👏👏👏👏👏👏

Hmmmm….

Well, I guess it IS October 31st 😂. 

But on a brighter note…

My hometel for the night. 😊

Some photos of the ‘living aquarium’ on Steans Wharf. 💕

Storm clouds are brewin’! Time to head home. 😂😂🤗🤗🤗

Sunsets

Our first sunset, at Henry’s Beach…

And our sunset cruise on Wednesday evening…

And today, a day to myself. I’ll visit the aquarium after breakfast at The Harbor Restaurant, and then enjoy a glass of wine at a wine tasting bar across from the aquarium. It is raining just now, but hopefully it will take a break at ‘wine:30’ 😊. What a treat to have one more day in beautiful Santa Barbara 💕.