GAVIOTA BEACH

From: richard@West.Sun.COM (Richard M. Mathews)

  GAVIOTA BEACH is located about 30 miles west (aka north:-) of Santa
  Barbara.  This is not the same as Gaviota State Park which is located
  even farther west.  Gaviota beach is a very long stretch of sand overlooked
  by impressive cliffs.  It tends to be almost deserted.  Whales swim by
  in some seasons.  You can walk (depending on tides) all the way down
  to the State Park Beach, but it is recommended that you stop when you
  see the R.R. trestle on your right.  Wear shoes to avoid getting oil
  slicks on your feet.  Use old blankets/sheets to lay/sit.  If you do
  get oil-slimes, use mineral (baby) oil applied generously and rub it
  off with paper towels.

  From Santa Barbara, head west on 101.  When you pass the oil refinery,
  you're too far.  Hang a u-turn, go back and check for the cars parked
  along Amtrack's rails.  Pull off, leave no valuables in the car, go
  over the tracks and head down to the beach through the draw.  Stay
  on the well-worn paths to avoid poison oak.  At the foot of the paths
  are families.  Further north and west are straight singles.  Then gay
  couples, then gay singles.  (With population overlap/fuzziness.)

  Weather reports for the area can be found at
|   http://www.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/Webweather/ww?city=sba

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