Santa Barbara




 The best laid plans ... we were all set to take the train to Portland, rent a car and then go explore Washington.

Three days before we were scheduled to leave we were notified that Amtrak had cancelled the train to Portland because of "service interruption"  which we believe is because of the fires in Northern California.

So, I started researching hotels, campsites, cost, availability, covid and temperature.  Should we go north or south?  East is definitely too hot for us so stick to the coast.

We've decided to head north and will do a combination of camping or hoteling depending on what is available and where.  We'll play it by ear day by day.

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