Since returning from Asia, I've been staying with my boyfriend in Santa Barbara, looking for jobs, thinking about my volunteer abroad experience, and most of all, just enjoying spending time with Adam in beautiful Santa Barbara.
I took a tour of the Santa Barbara Court House downtown - one of the activities offered during Santa Barbara's "Fiesta", which took place last week and this weekend. One of the many decorations in the beautiful Court House shows the tower that Saint Barbara's father locked her in to stop her from becoming Christian. Despite being locked up, she converted, and when her father found out he beheaded her. As the story goes, he was immediately struck by lightning and died. The guide at the Court House thought that Saint Barbara is no longer recognized as a saint. However, December 4th is still celebrated as Saint Barbara's day. And now for the reason Santa Barbara got its name...the Spanish navigator, Juan Cabrillo, landed here on December 4th and chose to name the spot after the patron of that day, Saint Barbara.
Other than tours and fiesta food, I've been doing a lot of hiking, as can be seen in the photos below. Last Thursday we hiked about 11 miles up to East Camino Cielo, the spot of the last photo. It was so steep going up; I had to stop a few times to catch my breath, I was breathing so hard. But it was worth the challenge for the magnificent views...and to see the cool snake skin that Adam is holding in one of the photos!
This Wednesday I'm going to Hawaii for a week and then to Colorado for another week. I'm excited but sad that my last round of adventures is almost here.
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