Summer Solstice

We ventured back to Santa Barbara for their annual Summer Solstice parade!  We took the bus this time as traffic and parking gets ugly, especially this time of year.  Justin got to experience my daily ride to work and is the first time he wasn't driving so he could enjoy looking out the window.  It really is a nice commute along the coast!

This parade was another recommendation by my coworkers.  It's very unique to say the least.  Everyone's into it! You can't tell if the parade participants are parade watchers or not.  It's common to see people dressed up and everyone wishing each other "Happy Solstice"!  One of the rules of the parade is that the costumes need to be handmade.  The parade ends at a big park where there's lots of food, entertainment, kidde rides, crafts, etc. and an area where you could see the floats up close.