We spent the morning at ‘The Mission’, Santa Barbara’s most historic landmark. The Mission was established in 1786 and still operates as an active parish church; it is very beautiful and was a perfect place to spend our morning. We did a self- guided tour which ended in the peaceful stone church.
We had our picnic lunch in the quiet grounds of The Mission, which has a lovely rose garden, before heading back to West Beach for our final afternoon in Santa Barbara. We spent a couple of hours on the beach and in the water, where two sea-lions came very close to see what we were up to.
We decided to hire kayaks and paddle boards again and spent a lovely hour and a bit, just paddling around the harbour. All of the girls are now confident in a kayak and also all had a go on a paddle board.
As a fitting farewell to Santa Barbara we had fish and chips on Stearn’s Wharf at Longboards Grill, looking out at the setting sun. Tomorrow we leave for Santa Monica and the final stop of our trip.
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