Carpinteria beach walk Thanksgiving morning.
When I woke up this morning, I was shocked and scared to see Carpinteria trending on Twitter. If you’re watching the news anywhere, you probably have heard that Southern California is on fire. I read that parts of Carpinteria were being evacuated. I texted my friends in Carp to find out if they were evacuating or if they’re okay.
These are our dear friends we spent Thanksgiving with and our friendship dates back 30 years. I told them they can come here and stay with us if they have to evacuate or want to get out of the horrific air. They are prepared to leave at a moment’s notice and my friend said she took her valuables, passports etc. to a friend 30 miles to the north of her. At 8 a.m. she told me the fire was four miles from their home.
I’ve been checking the news reports all day and I haven’t heard anything more about Carpinteria, and I haven’t heard back from our friends, so I’m pretty sure they’re okay. I feel so badly for everyone affected by the fires. We have friends in Ventura, too and we’re thankful the fire didn’t reach their house, although so many people have lost everything they own.
I love Carpinteria and my husband and I have talked about moving there some day. But, boy our friends have had a tough time. Just three months ago, I wrote about how they got caught in a microburst on their sailboat. You can read that story here.
Please, everyone, heed the warnings to evacuate and stay safe!
Map from the LA TIMES.
Do you know anyone affected by the fires?
Some of my memories from Carpinteria and friends below.
Carpinteria State Beach.
Summer vacation in Carpinteria.
Rob and Deb, our Carpinteria friends of 30 years.
Waffles and Kat at Carpinteria State Beach, August 2017.
Prior to moving our son to UCSB, we went with our friends to Rincon Point.
Sunset, Thanksgiving 2017.
Sailing in Santa Barbara.
