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And we're off... for 2 nights and 3 days to the Santa Ynez Valley!
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First stop - Dukes in Malibu. Got to have that hula pie!
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A visitor to our table
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Continuing north along PCH
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Almost there... passing through Refugio
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Driving through Solvang on our way there...
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Santa Ynez - Main Street
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Our home for the next couple days - The Santa Ynez Inn
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The dining room - where they serve breakfast each morning, wine and appetizers each afternoon and desserts each evening!
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Our room
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Thursday night - dinner at the Ballard Inn
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Friday morning - breakfast before our bike ride
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Tim - our guide for the day, tells us about the history of the valley
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Tim took us to his own property to show us his vineyard and gardens.
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After a 30 mile ride, we arrived at a local winery where a delicious picnic lunch was waiting for us
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Breakfast on Saturday morning
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Time to check out...
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Shopping in Santa Ynez
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Solvang
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Then to "Taste of the Valley" the official tasting room for Au Bon Climat wines.
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Time for ice cream
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Visiting Foxen Winery
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The original home of Benjamin Foxen built in the 1800's
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The old blacksmith shop located across the street... now the tasting room
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Shopping in Los Olivos
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Last stop - Sunstone Winery
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Heading home...
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