The Orange Ninja and Friends: Californication

Day 10
Flagstaff, AZ to Santa Barbara, CA

As I predicted last night, we didn’t encounter any type of supernatural beings, but we did hear lots of traffic in the hallway but never validated it as ghost or human. We were both too tired. Napoleon slept through the night as well, which is odd because he has been barking at every strange sound or odd movement in the unhaunted locations. We took a walk around downtown Flagstaff this morning all 6 blocks of it, and found a cute place for breakfast called Martenne’s. The sign stated it was home to the Chilaquiles, and neither of us have had these, but we are always down for a good breakfast. The food was once again amazing; it was the traditional Southwestern Mexican cuisine that you can only find out here. Spicy, colorful, and very very tasty. Hopping back into the car, we knew that the end was in sight. We stopped only twice today in out trip just to fuel up but they were both very brief due to Napoleon’s reaction to heat. Midway between his breakfast he stopped eating (which is rare for him) and looked up at me with a sudden sense of panic and erupted into an uncontrolled panting session. He was seeking out shade anywhere he could in the 110-degree weather, and the asphalt couldn't provide him with any relief. Nikki informed me that when I walked around the car, Napoleon followed me in hopes that I would be letting him in the air conditioned car…but instead, as soon as his feet hit the asphalt, he slammed his brakes on and ran back under the tree. We finally arrived into Santa Barbara around 5:30. We made it, after 10 days of traveling we pulled up to Nikki’s (and possibly my) new apt. It is perfect, full of sunshine, has a yard/patio, kitchen, across the street from the only dog park, next to the bike path, and most importantly Trader Joe’s! Tomorrow out POD arrives and we’ll go exploring around the area….don’t worry we’ll update the blog to show our findings. Also, in a week our friends Mike and Brionna are coming out here to go exploring up the PCH with us. The blog will continue with guest editions, and our first stop is going to be Gilroy for the Garlic festival..seriously. Thanks again everyone for all the love and support.