The missing Days ! from Wednesday 29th

Tuesday night was spent in a motel just inland of Ventura.
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Woke up Wednesday to glorious Sunshine, so we headed off to the coast. The area around Ventura was covered in fields of strawberries - so what better choice for breakfast !

The Bus was running pretty bad by now but the scenary made up for it! First stop was on Emma state beach for a quick paddle in the surf !

For lunch we moved up the coast to Carpenteria beach. The wind had really picked up by now so what better way to keep warm than dig big holes ?! Santa Barbara was georgeous but time was against us by now so all we managed was a walk on the pier before heading up the coast to the beach campsite of Refugio. This was one of the highlights of the trip. A beautiful site, right on the beach and virtually empty. Just time to make camp before dark, and then go to sleep to the sound of crashing waves and a canvas of stars !