TAC 2016: the Beach/Santa Barbara

On Sunday after Mass we headed for our first field trip to the beach in Ventura then spending an evening in Santa Barbara.

First stop: lunch at In-n-Out!

Our group: Maddie, me, Hannah, Sarah, and Sarah.

Of course we had to take a group photo with the sign.

Next we spent a lovely time at the beach!

 A lifeguard came to give us a safety talk, and she kind of freaked us out. "If you get stung by a sting ray, there will be excruciating pain, you'll cry, but you'll be fine. We'll just call an ambulance to take you to the hospital..." She also mentioned the aggressive seals and the dolphins that bite. But we had fun anyway!

At one point we began building an epic sand castle, but couldn't even finish the outer fortress before we had to leave.

with Tilly

I loved all the palm trees

 Next we headed into Santa Barbara for a fun time downtown! We walked into a bunch of cute shops and had a nice dinner. We even stopped to watch a street musician and put some dollars in his violin case, then passed by a group of musicians jamming out at a restaurant table.

There was a random cute alley that we walked through.

This fascinating plaque was inside the alley.

There were flags hung all over.

We went to a delicious pizza place for dinner!

After dinner we went out for frozen yoghurt.

Isn't it cute? It was coconut—yum yum!

After we finished our eating/shopping we waited for the buses in this beautiful spot.

with Sarah

Driving home, it was dark, but my phone got a cool effect of the distant mountains.