Our favorite beach in the Santa Barbara area.
I love how each walk at the beach can have such different views.
I’m not sure if this is a hawk or not, but it’s gorgeous. I stopped to watch it glide on the breeze.
Ashton Kutcher’s house with a small cottage in front.
Afternoon beach walk.
Keven Costner’s property has the white deck and house on the point, valued at $145 million.
The same bird from the other photo. There’s an interesting complex of homes at the opposite end of the beach.
Where is your favorite beach?
Thanks for sharing these marvelous photos! If I had a favorite beach, this might be the one, complete with hawk (?), dogs, frisbees, and homes of the rich and famous!
The dogs have so much fun, it’s a joy to watch them play!
There were some amazing beaches in Hawaii 😢 and Bora Bora. Just spectacular
A college roommate of mine lives two miles from Lahaina. Thankfully she is fine. Bora Bora sounds amazing, even the name!
Go!
We should! What a wonderful idea😊
We did moorea and Bora Bora. This was 20 years ago but it’s spectacular
I’d love to go there. I’ve been on a Caribbean cruise but we’d only get a day on each island we stopped at.
French Polynesia is just lovely…and I’ve been to the Caribbean…there’s no comparison…
A friend on mine from Singapore said the most beautiful beaches she’s visited are in the French Polynesia.
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I think my new favorite beach is precisely where you are…love the photos. What else do you need? Doggies playing in the surf, beautiful birds and fabulous homes. That’s my kind of scenery. I’m on my way…save me a seat on the beach and if Kevin or Ashton pop by, give them my best regards. 😎
It’s such a lovely beach. I’m glad you like it too! Also, it’s never crowded, which amazes me. The waves are gentle and I went boogie boarding yesterday! 😊
Woohoo…you, go! Super impressive! 😎
I felt like a kid!
Love it! 🥰
I used to go boogie boarding with my kids when they were young. Then I got content with walks and reading. It was a thrill to catch a wave 🌊
In awe! 😎😜😎
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I miss the sound of the ocean! It’s been way too long since I’ve stood listening and looking at the Pacific, even our gray version up here 🙂 Thanks for that lovely view this morning EA!
I’m glad you like enjoyed it. I miss the gray Washington beaches too.
I love the beach. Period. Full stop. That said, my favorite is a stretch in Ewa Beach on the island of Oahu. It isn’t the most beautiful I’ve ever seen, but it has a special place in my heart because of conversations with God I’ve had there and memories with my family.
That sounds perfect! I’ve always loved the beach, too. It’s so soothing.
It looks like the perfect place to vacation.
It is! We’ve been going to this area for 35 years because of good friends who live here. Then our son went to college here.
Awesome.
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Hope your son is in the road to recovery?
He’s is much better. Between Paxlovid, Prednisone and a nebulizer, he’s back on his feet.
That’s good news. ❤️
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Wow. Any beach is my favorite.
I agree with you. I haven’t found a beach I don’t like! Except for the one directly below the house we’re renting and they are recapping an oil well. It’s a nasty mess. So we drive one mile to the one in the photos.
I love the sandy beach. And the hawk picture is gorgeous! What a wonderful place for your vacation!
Thank you, Wynne! We’ve rented this house since 2018. I had knee surgery, was wearing an ACL brace, and when I walked in the front door and saw steep steps up to the living room, kitchen and bathroom — I wondered what I had been thinking!!! It probably made me stronger. We’ve stayed here every summer since and vacationed in the area for 35 years. Our son met his future wife at UC Santa Barbara.
Looks awesome! ❤
It is! I’m already looking forward to next summer 😊
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Love these photos EA! Next time go up and knock on Ashton’s and Kevin’s door. I bet they read your blog and are dying to show you around!!! Okay, maybe not, but it would be a story. Ha ha
Funny, we never see him around walking the beach like us mere mortals. 😊
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Beaches and the ocean… peaceful.
It is. Beach walks are such a contrast to my desert walks. But the beach is more peaceful.
Gorgeous photos of tranquility!
Thank you! It’s a gorgeous place to be.
So incredibly beautiful! Love the pics. So did you say hello to Ashton for me? Those houses are gorgeous. Hugs, C
I love his house and cottage, but so far haven’t had the nerve to knock on the door.
Wow! Amazing pics and that’s some really expensive beach property. We have a favorite beach near us called Dillion’s Beach, but it’s more about the ability to visit year after year than anything else. All beaches are wonderful.
We have rented the same cottage three blocks from the beach since 2018 (the beach I wrote about in the post Changes.) It’s a couple miles down the road from the ritzy beach. Where is Dillon’s Beach?
It’s near Bodega Bay in Northern California. We’ve been renting the same place since my kids were very small and celebrated so many birthdays and holidays there. I’ve gone there to grieve and heal too. I know that stretch of beach like my own yard and yet it always always finds new ways to delight and surprise me. I’m glad you have a special place like that too. It makes all the difference.
I looked it up. It’s a little bit more than an hour from where my kids live in Berkeley. Maybe I’ll get there someday. Yes, I’ve always had a place to visit that’s a refuge at the beach, from my childhood until now. The locations changed through the years, but the feeling is the same.