Fiesta!

For those that don't know, Fiesta weekend in Santa Barbara is a HUGE DEAL. It starts the Wednesday before the 1st weekend of August and runs through Sunday afternoon. Thousands of people come from all over and converge on our downtown streets. By day it's a festive sea of people celebrating and enjoying the Latin atmosphere... by night, it can be a spectacle of drunkeness and beligerence. It's safe to say, we enjoy the daylight festivities!

We started off the festivities on Thursday evening at the zoo. The party is called "Dignatarios". Although we're no dignitaries, we enjoyed the delicious food, music and WILD ANIMALS (both of the human and jungle varieties).

We got to the zoo party early enough to enjoy the delicacies offered by many local eateries. Our favorite was the crab cakes. Mmmm...

We then snuck off to enjoy the wildlife. Although we miss our crooked neck friend (RIP), the giraffes were beautiful with the ocean backdrop.

Our "unofficial" official pose.

Friday we headed down to De la Guerra Plaza (La Placita) to enjoy some fish tacos.

Linden simply enjoys walking downtown.

Actually, she enjoys being held while her dad walks downtown.

Viva la Fiesta!