Train departs: San Luis Obispo, 2 p.m. (Train leaves right on time.)
Train arrives: Santa Barbara, 4:45 p.m. (Train arrives 15 minutes late.)
Total hours on train: 2 hours 45 minutes
What we saw out the train window: Vineyards, grazing cows, strawberry fields, rolling sand dunes, rustic barns, flocks of pelicans, piles of drift wood, fields of ice plants, lots and lots of ocean, beaches, and surfers catching waves.
Photo of the day: The ocean view outside the window of the Surfliner.
Quote of the day: "Mommy, can they stop the train so I can go down to the beach?"
High point of the day: The scenery outside the window of our train car is dazzling. It's a beautiful sunny day and the train skirts the coast almost the entire route between San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara.
Low point of the day: Our train attendant tells us that passengers have been spotting dolphins and whales outside the window. We look and look and look…but never see any. Next time!
Expenses
$40 one adult train ticket with AAA discount, includes snack and beverage
$40 two children train tickets with AAA discount, includes snack and beverages
$12 taxicab from hotel to SLO train station
$4 two tickets, carousel at Chase Palm Park
$20 dinner for four, La Superica
$190, Best Western Beachside Inn
Total expenses: $306
1 comments:
have fun!
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