Traveling with Megan - Day 25

Santa Barbara, California (USA)

6 August 2014

The Biltmore Hotel (which is a 5 minute walk from Megan's house in Santa Barbara) has a ton of exotic trees. We took a walk around the hotel which has breathtaking foliage. Megan's favorite is the Australian Flame Tree which is the most beautiful shade of red and had strange leaves and funny shaped berries.
There's also a huge old Moreton Fig which is so old and so big. It's really cool to stand by it and think about all it has "seen." 
Megan resisted climbing it... barely.

Moreton Bay Fig tree 

Australian flame tree

Eika

Traveling with Megan - Day 24

Santa Barbara, California (USA)

5 August 2014

We are back up in Santa Barbara with all of Megan's family. There are 22 of us in total (including me).
We are taking turns making dinner and tonight was Megan's night. 5 people in totally made all the food.... There was a ton of food. 
After that we sat around the fire.
Santa Barbara is lovely.

Kitchen chaos

Eika

Traveling with Megan - Day 23

Westlake Village, California (USA)

4 August 2014

Me with the wedding bouquets

Wedding day!!!

Eika

Traveling with Megan - Day 22

Westlake Village, California (USA)

3 August 2014

Me next to the traditional Chinese tea cups used for the tea ceremony

Today after we had a wedding rehearsal we had a tea ceremony followed by the rehearsal dinner. There are a ton of strange wedding traditions in America. Megan was happy because all of her extended family was finally all together.. And if course because there was a ton of good food.

Wedding is tomorrow!!

Eika

Traveling with Megan - Day 21

Westlake Village, California (USA)

2 August 2014

Today Megan, Fiona, and Oona went to get a manicure and pedicure. After we all went to the pool and Megan hurt her toe (not too bad).

We made a huge dinner which we ate outside because there is a great breeze on the porch. 

We're all playing Charades now.

Eika

Traveling with Megan - Day 20

Westlake Village, California (USA)

1 August 2014

Enjoying the lazy summer days in Westlake Village. We've been going on late evening walks with Grace to avoid the heat. Life is good.

Eika

Traveling with Megan - Day 19

Santa Barbara, California (USA)

31 July 2014

We didn't do a lot today. Megan visited her Grandmother and then bought shoes and then went to get her hair done. We had a very nice family dinner and player Charades. (Oona's favorite)

I hung out with Mia for awhile. She's mad about the new puppy and has sequestered herself upstairs. Love that cat.

Eika

Traveling with Megan - Day 18

Point Dume Beach, California (USA)

30 July 2014

Point Dume is a beautiful beach just half an hour from Megan's house. 
We all drove over and though it was a bit cloudy we all had a good time. We saw a few seals swimming really close to shore. As well as a family of dolphins and a ton of pelicans. Megan went in the water ( no surprise there) with her cousins Fiona and Oona. This part of the 

Pacific is warmer than it was in Seattle. It's also the 4th beach I've been to... So far.

Me at the lifeguard tower at Point Dume beach 

Eika