A Four Day Vacation
We just got home from a lovely trip to Lompoc and Solvang California. I have lots of pictures from both places, but for now I just wanted to share a few photos of the Airbnb that we stayed at while there.
@afturner found this place on the website and showed it to me weeks ago, but I usually just glaze over and agree with whatever she finds because I hate looking at 50 different places to stay. I mostly just looked at the pictures inside so I had no idea that this place was so incredible. In fact, I thought that she had gotten a house in a neighborhood in town.
I had no idea that we were on a private estate on acres of land out in the middle of this beautiful scene from a Disney movie.
This place goes on forever too! We were there for 2 days before I realized that the land just went on and on for acres. There was even a whole hidden dirt road that went around the property back to a quiet area where there were some horses behind a fence. I believe the horses belonged to the neighbor, though, being that no one would have been there to take care of them otherwise.
We never got around to using it, but there was a cool little fire pit with plenty of wood available. There was a lot of places to explore and relax around here, but 4 days was not enough time since we were here to do the whole Solvang tour. Amanda has been here several times before, but it was the first time for me.
She kept going on and on about how incredibly green everything was compared to the last time she was here in around 2005. I think we've had more rain this year than in a century. In fact, it has rained so much that for the first time satellites have picked up huge patches of yellow across southern California from all of the flowers. This is something that hasn't ever been see from above since the tech didn't exist the last time it rained this much.
I spent quite a lot of time just standing out in front of the house staring out over the hills and trees. To be sure, I liked being here more than any of the other places that we visited on the trip. I would absolutely go back just to stay in this house and hang out.
The truth of the matter is, you need to being several people with you so that you can split the cost. We had a pretty good sized group so it ended up not being too bad at all.
@little-ricky had an absolute blast on this trip. He went outside and just ran for what seemed like hours. I got quite a workout trying to keep up with him. I mostly was trying to keep an eye on him because there were apparently a lot of snakes around. There were snake holes every other step!
This horse walked along side of me as I strolled along the perimeter of the property on a well worn dirt road. I think it was just wanting me to pass it over some of the weeds and grasses that were plentiful on my side of the fence. They had made quick work of all the plant life on their side.
This was one of the most relaxing and much needed vacations that I have ever had. I would highly recommend a trip up to Lompoc, especially if you live in California. A lot of people like to go to Solvang for the wine tasting and the Danish style look and feel. There are a lot of nice restaurants and pastry shops around. Go check it out!
