Pretttttttyyy

A morning grease stop/media event at a local McDonal’s in Santa Barbara turned into grease-snobbery, as the bus crew deemed the WVO dumpster – complete with plastic bags of old Egg McMuffins – unfit for BGB use. Splitting off from the bus, the car went to Kinkos and the hardware store to finish some tasks, while the bus went elsewhere to search for veggie oil! A brief stop at In-N-Out Burger again for lunch (they give their veggie to a local grease-car-guy) satiated the bus crew before they pushed onward and upward to a T-Bell and MickeyD’s for a good fuel stop. With bus and crew both greased up, we hit the road en route to Big Sur.

Everyone enjoyed a beautiful day of driving before stopping in San Simeon Park and Washburn campground, a bit south of Big Sur itself. We grabbed a campsite and Whitney cooked up some delicious chicken-in-a-can curry with rice that we all devoured. After dinner, a quick hike down to the beach for a beautiful sunset with the whole group. As it got colder, we bundled up, threw on our comfy Clif Bar beanies, and had a nice small fire in our hobo-style trashcan fireplace. We discussed logistics, read our books, and had a lovely night’s sleep in the crisp NorCal air. During the night, Esther sealed her place as the #1 BGB bird puncher. Well done.

- chris

The beautiful NorCal coast.

Hayley frolics in a gorgeous sunset.

Moron-o-the-day: Merritt Jenkins. Whipping people with kelp, burning himself repeatedly and intentionally on the fire, and just generally being dumb. Keep up the good work!