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Unfortunately, there are fires in the Santa Barbara area (Goleta) that are very bad, and we actually drove right past them. This is the gloomy cloud of despair that hung over the city. (Ok, so maybe that’s a little too poetic, but it was seriously creepy!)

Friday, July 4 we woke up and went for a nice walk on the beach. Too bad it was really windy and chilly!

Rocky beach!

And what was on that rocky beach? Seals!!!

Mom and Dad Sabonjohn on the rocks – ironically, this was the only spot in town that had cell phone signal!

Remember how I said it was cold? Well, it proved to be too much for the puppy!

After our walk on the beach, we went into the very cute town of Cambria for lunch and shopping.

That night, we joined the town on the beach to watch the fireworks show. We watched the beautiful sundown on the beach -

It was so cold that Apollo was still shivering, even though he was wearing a sweater and was wrapped in a quilt!

The town’s fireworks couldn’t compare to the Hollywood Bowl, so we walked back before they were done to get in the heat