The weather was particularly hot this weekend and it was in three digits. We decided to drive down Ventura County towards Santa Barbara and visit the beaches. Since it was still early, we proceeded to the historic downtown.
The City Hall with the statue of Franciscan priest, Fr. Junipero Serra. Pardon the dust, but they are fixing the roof.
Mission San Buenaventura was established in 1782 by Fr. Serra. It was one of the 21 inspiring missions, founded each a day’s journey apart along the California coastline.
Edited: 07/20/09. A fellow blogger, Mari, did a pencil drawing almost exactly like this picture. Please check it out here.
This road leads straight to the coast.
Buildings along Main Street.
Parts Unknown? I don’t know if its the name of the store.
This a portion of the long wall mural across from the Mission. It is outlined with blue mosaic tiles.
After the walk, we headed to the beach, and that would be another story. Happy Tuesday everyone, although it is Monday here in this side of the world!
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Mari
July 20th, 2009
I love that place, Ebie. Ventura is a nice quaint place, and the temp there is always cool. My art class had a field trip there in 2005 and I drew the mission in pencil. Here check out the drawing: http://my-art-corner.blogspot.com/2007/09/mission-san-buenaventura.html
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James
July 20th, 2009
Great pictures Ebie. My wife and I were just planing a trip to Santa Barbara last night. Actually to San Francisco then drive to the Sequoias, Santa Barbara, Orange County .
I love driving along the coast.
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Bonnie Bonsai
July 20th, 2009
A very interesting escape from a hot summer that takes us to a nice interesting tour. I love everything you posted including the painting and the mural. You must have a well-practiced steady pulse Ebie.
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Sylvia Kirkwood
July 20th, 2009
I love Ventura! Love those old missions! Your marvelous photos brought back lots of happy memories! Looks to have been a great day! Thanks for sharing the fun, the history and the beauty! Have a great week.
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Carver
July 20th, 2009
Thanks for the tour of a beautiful place. Wonderful shots.
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babooshka
July 20th, 2009
Interesting historically and beautiful too. The pencil drawing was a nice link to find too. Very talented.
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Barb
July 20th, 2009
Hi Ebie,
I’m often in “parts unknown!” Liked the long shot down to the ocean. Nice tour of the city. You sure have beautiful mosaics in CA!
Ewok
July 20th, 2009
Ebie, some years ago I launched a quest to visit all 21 of the Cali missions. So far I have only seen/visited 7 of them. Long long way to go.
I sure would love to continue this quest some day. Your photos of the city are marvelous.
It was triple digit in the inlands here too. It was 104 as we were looking for a sofa and ended up buying another rug
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Valkyrien
July 20th, 2009
It is a beautiful place you show us! The architecture is so different from my town! Reminds me a bit of Spain! Love the wall on the last shot, that is gorgeous!
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Martha
July 20th, 2009
Wonderful shots Ebie! Thanks for giving us the tour
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koala
July 20th, 2009
Hey, I wanted to check out that pencil drawing in a new window and bumbed into your awesome gadget. How did You set this ‘right click disabled’?
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koala
July 20th, 2009
I can’t seem to find your email/contact on this page. Some temporary site blindness.
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Katz (And Other) Tales
July 20th, 2009
It looks so clean and fresh. I’ll put up some pics of Malaysia next week. You’ll see why I’m jealous of your home!
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Indrani
July 20th, 2009
Very interesting post! So well presented with shots.
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Sally in WA
July 20th, 2009
Great pics from Ventura! I think I’d have to go straight to the beach and dip my toes into the cool ocean. Especially on a hot day.
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Hazel
July 21st, 2009
At first I thought the blue mosaic tiles was table cloth
I wouldn’t have known if you didn’t describe it further. I also love the shot of the road to the coast. Murag ok lang lakwon? Part of it looks like Pattaya in Thailand but “Parts unknown” US na jud kaau 
Arija
July 21st, 2009
What a beautiful town! Thank you for sharing it with us.
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Janie of Utah
July 21st, 2009
The downtown is beautiful and historic. Thanks for the tour. Must’ve been fun to hit the beach after admiring the town’s architecture.