After a continental breakfast at the hotel we got on Route 101 and headed to Santa Barbara about 1 1/2 hours away. Santa Barbara seems to be a beautiful city with nice homes and red tiled roofs. We visited the old mission there touring the grounds and visiting the church. The mission was in good condition but we saw from the pictures that it has suffered a lot of earthquake damage over the years.
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| This nice monk greeted us as we arrived |
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| Courtyard |
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| Inside the Church |
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We went back on the road again and headed to Simi Valley north of Los Angeles. Up on a mountain there is the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, the largest and most popular of the libraries. It's a beautiful building and we found the exhibits to be very well done. They guide you through his life beginning with his early years, going on to his broadcasting career, acting, governor of California and then president. Highlights include the Oval Office replica, a walk through Air Force One and then his grave.
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| :Library Entrance |
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| Oval Office |
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| China Pattern |
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| My Fellow Americans |
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| Air Force One |
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| Marine One |
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| Presidential Limo |
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| Speech Announcing His Illness |
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| Berlin Wall |
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| South Lawn |
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| Grave Marker |
This is my fourth presidential library and 12th presidential grave site.
At the end of the day, we checked into our beautiful house in Valley Village and ate dinner on the patio before taking a swim and jumping in the hot tub. Will post some of these pictures tomorrow.
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