{"id":9987,"date":"2024-01-22T13:19:59","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T21:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/?p=9987"},"modified":"2024-01-22T13:19:59","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T21:19:59","slug":"new-years-sojourn-santa-barbara-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/2024\/01\/22\/new-years-sojourn-santa-barbara-beyond\/","title":{"rendered":"New Year&#8217;s sojourn: Santa Barbara &#038; beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Oh Westy, we love you so&#8230; but sadly the old girl gave out during the first phase of our post-Christmas trip to southern California. Fortunately we were able to limp to an exit in Salinas near a whole cluster of car dealerships, and after a few hours of effort, we were able to have the Westy towed to a mechanic while we continued our trip in the last available rental car (a &#8220;cozy&#8221; Tesla crammed with four adult-sized humans + Seamus).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fortunately the rest of our trip was much more restful than eventful. Highlights included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stopping off in San Luis Obispo, home of Finney&#8217;s Kitchen.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Finding our way to a quaint AirBnB cabin in Montecito (<em>not<\/em> on the property of Oprah or Prince Harry, which must&#8217;ve been nearby).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Walking around lovely Santa Barbara, checking out the beautiful Mission &amp; train station while I nervously checked the score of the Irish game (happily a beatdown of Oregon State!).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_4853-COLLAGE-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9999\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_4853-COLLAGE-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_4853-COLLAGE-1-300x300.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_4853-COLLAGE-1-200x200.jpg 200w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_4853-COLLAGE-1-768x768.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_4853-COLLAGE-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_4853-COLLAGE-1-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_4853-COLLAGE-1-1980x1980.jpg 1980w, http:\/\/www.jnack.com\/micronaxx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_4853-COLLAGE-1.jpg 2046w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Capturing sunset drone &amp; Lego photos.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Exploring a shoreline butterfly grove with Seamy &amp; friends.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scoring some vintage records &amp; exploring funky shops.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meeting a friendly Navy captain-turned-Googler at a historic train trestle (below).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/photos.app.goo.gl\/VxqvpwDkUsHmA7zA9\">Check out the full gallery<\/a> to see the goings-on.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/lumalabs.ai\/embed\/b9921169-9fed-47b4-801a-26b74ce187e1?mode=sparkles&amp;background=%23ffffff&amp;color=%23000000&amp;showTitle=true&amp;loadBg=true&amp;logoPosition=bottom-left&amp;infoPosition=bottom-right&amp;cinematicVideo=undefined&amp;showMenu=false\" width=\"888\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"luma embed\" style=\"border: none;\"><\/iframe><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oh Westy, we love you so&#8230; but sadly the old girl gave out during the first phase of our post-Christmas trip to southern California. 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