We just returned from a two-day trip to Santa Barbara. We left Saturday after work and went out on the town that night with our friends who also made the trip. Dinner, drinks and dancing left us all wiped out. The next day we went to Solvang, a small Dutch-themed village in the Santa Ynez valley. It's also one of the stops the guys make in the movie "Sideways". We just walked around a little, and on the way out, stopped by a miniature horse ranch that we saw off the road. My wife loved that. The brochure we picked up suggested that miniature horses make great pets "even in urban areas". I don't know about that. The adults were larger than big dogs, but the babies were definitely more dog-sized. The brochure also said that miniature horses had been bred down like this for 300 years, which made me wonder who came up with the idea and why. They can't really carry anything larger than a small child, but they can pull quite a bit of weight. Still, why?
Later that afternoon, we stopped by the Gainey vineyards and winery so the ladies could do a wine tasting. From there, we headed back to Santa Barbara where we visited the courthouse. This was the second time I'd been there and it is quite beautiful. The inside is intricately decorated with lots of hand painted tile and elaborate paintings. Even the courtroom we saw was covered in paintings depicting the history of the area. It seems like that would be distracting during a trial.
We drove back yesterday and made it to a bbq that some friends were having. I was so tired, but it was nice to close out the weekend visiting with friends and doing nothing in particular.
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