Whales?? Where?!?!?!?!?! and DEREK?!?!?! In CALI?!?!?

So I didn't have anything to do on Wednesday and wanted to get out on the water so I decided....to go WHALE WATCHING!! I went out on a 3 hour tour through a company called Island Packers that left out of  Ventura, CA. It was a nice 40 minute drive down the coast to the Ventura Harbor! It was a pretty but cool afternoon so I thankfully grabbed a sweatshirt and some sweatpants out of my suitcase before I headed onto the boat. Dramamine...I didnt grab...hmmmm could have been a bad idea but...NO MOTION SICKNESS!!! Thank goodness! Unfortunately not EVERYONE on the tour was as lucky as I was!! On the ride back I decided to sit outside and bare the wet and cold to avoid having to listen and smell vomit...best decision of the trip probably!

Watching the map...

Getting excited!

First marine animals...SEA LIONS!! 

Pretty coastline

We saw HUNDREDS of dolphins!!!

They just chilled next to the boat forever it was so cool!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKjPp10Xy2A

I posted a video from the boat but um...well I fail at embedding so....CLICK ^^^ that link! :o]

Such beautiful animals!

So I did see a Grey Whale but unfortunately it was REALLLY far away and I failed at having a nice camera like my mother to be able to capture such far away objects. Being the clever girl I am and since I wanted to share my animal friends with the like 4 people reading my blog I zoomed in for you!! So sweet of me...I KNOW! :o]

And another picture zoomed in of the Grey Whale tail!! 

These Sea Lions were just chillin' sunning themselves in front of the oil rig...they are so cute!

On the way back it was REALLY WET and windy!

Starting to get cloudy and colder but still absolutely beautiful!

Today I got the opportunity to meet up with some unexpected people on this trip. My brother Derek and a group of his friends from Arizona were all getting together his weekend down in California and happened to be coming into Santa Barbara to see an old friend when i was going to still be in town so...being the ANNOYING little sister I am...I had to invite myself along! :o] We went out to lunch and caught up and played in Lindsey's yard enjoying the sun! 

Wes checking out my car making sure the Jett Jett was ready to hit the road again!

Derek eating an orange off Lindsey's tree and Lindsey holding a GIANT lemon off her tree! So jealous!! Unfortunately Seattle temperatures aren't conducive for lemon/orange trees! :o[ 

So excited I get to move back and be close to this CRAZY guy again! I love my brother!! 

Lindsey and her gorgeous yard!

Decided to head up to see the San Diego Mission

Very pretty

Aislinn and Peter took me on a tour of UCSB aka where Peter goes to school!

Such a GORGEOUS campus!!! 

Off to Sacramento,CA tomorrow then Ashland, OR on Saturday and then HOOOOOOOME on Sunday!!! Its been a LONG month and I think I am definitely ready to be home again! I don't want to leave Aislinn and Peter tho!!! At least I get to see Ais in July for her BACHELORETTE party!! (Watch out Seattle or WHEREVER we end up that night) Can't wait for their wedding in September either! :o]