Santa Barbara Tasting Rooms and Stearns Wharf

After arriving in Santa Barbara on the Overland Trail private rail car,

you will have many choices of fun activities within walking distance of the Amtrak Station.

Photos and Report by Carl Morrison, Carl@Trainweb.com

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The "Cabbage" (Cab and luggage) car at the end of the train, which will be our head going back to Los Angeles.	Our Amtrak train continuing on north of Santa Barbara.
Santa Barbara's beautiful station, built in 1905.	Tom assembles the members who want his guidance and expertise on their walking wine tasting tour. Others head out for their own fun in Santa Barbara until our 4:31 pm departure back to Los Angeles.

This winery doesn't open at 11	But the Santa Barbara Winery opens at 10, so that is the first one we visited.
Our group inside the Santa Barbery Winery Tasting Room (above and right).

The next stop is at this Tasting Room featuring the wines of two wineries.
Why would the owner of this pickup need a bell on the dash? Can this photo fit the category, Automotive Brightwork?	Flowers are always in bloom in the Mediterranean-like climate of Santa Barbara.

Some residents even add to their signs, making them more interesting. Is this person carrying a hula hoop, or a small surfboard?	Faux lighthouse near the pier.
The lens looks authentic to me.	Stearns Wharf and a photographer and model, probably from Brooks Institute of Photography.

Pitch your change to a blanket below the pier.	A pier attraction.
A pier maintenance worker.	"Don't feed the birds."

If you are interested in photographing the sea birds, go to the very end of Stearns Wharf, where there are no hand railings. Many birds land on this flat end of the pier and you can photograph them as they glide by or prepare to land. The background, if shooting east, will be natural sky or mountain tops. I found my 28 - 300 mm zoom lens fine for filling the frame with the birds, with some cropping.

California Brown Pelicans, trying for handouts or stealing fish from fishermen, rather than diving for their own dinner.	Sailboat, bouy, and Channel Islands across Santa Barbara Channel.
	"I have a Band! We play 'Lullaby in Birdland'."

California Brown Pelicans have a seven ft. wingspan on average.

"I caught one this big."	"I caught one THIS BIG!"
	Flight Pattern in a Flyby

	Hovering Seagull.

"Ok, guys, if we circle the food, we can shut out these gulls!"	Bird of a different feather.
Bringing home the catch doesn't take a pretty boat.


	The same Pelican in a 3-photo series of him landing. First, gliding in with Coastal Mountains in the background. Next, tucking wings, flaps down to slow, and finally, landing gear down and flaps down to land on the end of the fishing pier.

	(Left) After my pier walk, I had an excellent lunch at the Enterprise Fish Co. on State Street between the Pier and Hwy. 101. Stop under one of these signs (above), and within 15 minutes an electric trolley pulls up and takes you downtown for 25 cents.
All Aboard! If you need free Wi-Fi, Borders downtown can provide that in their coffee shop.

	Santa Barbara Station Ticket Counter
4:44 pm arrival of the Overland Trail for our return to Los Angeles.	Bill has to unload the full car of clients from the SLO trip, and board the returning passengers on the Wine Train group, all in a regular Amtrak Station Stop.


The group enjoyed a Pacific Sunset from the Overland Trail.	Another great trip on the Santa Barbara Daylight Vino Lover's Train

Santa Barbara Tasting Rooms and Stearns Wharf

After arriving in Santa Barbara on the Overland Trail private rail car,

you will have many choices of fun activities within walking distance of the Amtrak Station.

The same Pelican in a 3-photo series of him landing. First, gliding in with Coastal Mountains in the background. Next, tucking wings, flaps down to slow, and finally, landing gear down and flaps down to land on the end of the fishing pier.

Why not join them on one of their monthly trips? Just call them at:

714.546.6923

1.800.KEY.RAIL

Bill's Cell 714 309-3925

Don't hesitate, their trips sell out early!

E-mail: overlandtrail@cs.com

Or visit their website to learn more about the cars and the monthly trips:

• Santa Barbara Daylight Vino Train

• Santa Barbara to San Luis Obispo - Central Coast Daylight

or other trips at: http://overlandtrail.com/

For more information about the Overland Trail and Loco Vino railroad themed wines,

go to another TrainWeb site:

RailWine.com

--Carl Morrison, Carl@TrainWeb.com

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Gallery Quality Photos of Trains: MoKnowsPhotos.com

My earlier report on the Overland Trail to Santa Barbara: http://trainweb.org/carl/OverlandTrailWineLoversTrain/

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