Day 20. Atascadero to Los Angeles

Quote of the Day: "When we play girls basketball our bestiality comes out"

Go Estrella!

Hiking

The View of San Luis Obispo

The Madonna Inn

Haley Street

Santa Barbara

Back Home!

            It saddens me to say that today was our last day together on the road. After returning from the bonfire and updating the blog, we carelessly spent the night talking until 5 am. We woke up at 7 am to some homemade French toast and then prepared to go rock-climbing with Frank (Estrella’s uncle). The hike was a little uphill which was not extremely fun after stuffing our faces at breakfast. When we reached the rock-climbing spot, Katherine and I were shocked to find that what was supposedly a “beginner’s rock” looked like a colossal challenge. We ended up without the correct shoe sizes and Estrella was the only one who actually climbed the wall. I am so incredibly proud of her; she laughed and persisted as she maneuvered her way up 100 feet to see an amazing view of San Luis Obispo.

            We left Frank and headed south in search of the Madonna Inn, a place where Katherine had stayed as a child. It was really fascinating to wander around because each hotel room has a different theme. If we had had more time, and probably more money, it would have been extremely fun to spend the night there. Estrella continued to drive until we felt hungry enough to pull over for lunch in Santa Barbra. We walked around the old town and settled on Thai food (yumm). Our day was pretty simple. While Estrella was exhausted from her climb and all were sleep deprived, Los Angeles felt so close. The drive home was nice, but filled with traffic and good conversation. Overall, it was a really nice, relaxing way to end our trip.

P.S. stay tuned for our last post :) 

Best:

•        Welcome back from the family
•        Estrella’s climb
•        Santa Barbara

Worst:

•        Steep hike
•        Disbanding of KECH (I don't even remember what it feels like to be alone)