Santa Barbara

Instead of complaining about sports this weekend, I will tell you about our fabulous weekend in Santa Barbara, CA.

We stayed at the lovely Four Seasons The Biltmore, quite a treat. I had attended a meeting at the hotel during the end of the week. On Friday afternoon, we visited Mission Santa Barbara and we both had massages at the spa. We had dinner at a little restaurant called, Cava. We recommend trying the zarzuela - a mediterranean seafood stew with shrimp, clams, scallops, mussels & white fish.

On Saturday, we began with a very tasty breakfast at Jeannine's Bakery - Montecito. We spent most of the day exploring the Santa Ynez Mountains. The scenery was beautiful and the climate was surprisingly arid. I didn't expect desert-like vegetation so close to the ocean. Lunch was New Mexican fare at Zia Cafe. We sat outside and had fun people-watching. We also drove and walked up and down State Street several times and walked the wharf. Dinner was at Kai Sushi Shabu-Shabu. We had sushi and beef sukiyaki. Although, the shabu-shabu looked very delicious.