Candace
Well-Known Member
From almost a week of vacation that started at the Santa Barbara Show. It was nice meeting Jason F. and I got to see Julia again. This was my first time so it was good chance that I ran into several OSF members that offered to lead me to Cal Orchids and SBOE. I had to refrain from over buying as both my kids and hubby had to fit somewhere, and I think the luggage rack for human cargo is illegal.
Gorgeous weather and we had a fantastic trip except for one nightmarish stay. We stayed overnight at a "luxury" hotel in Morro Bay. No negatives posted about it on Expedia. We woke in the morning freaking out as we caught what we at first thought were 12 "tics" in our beds! Most of the little ones were engorged with our blood! We packed in a big hurry and got out of there. Well, upon googling later I found that they were bedbugs...EEEWWW!!! My husband was able to catch some in a bottle and gave some to the manager. All they would do is give us 50% off the room. We are going to be contacting Expedia. Since then we've googled the hotel and found one posting of a family that had a similar situation but fled in the middle of the night.
So, I'm busy washing all our clothes and bags as they are adept hitchhikers. We're still feeling creepy and will probably not feel fully comfortable in hotels from now on!
Santa Barbara was gorgeous and we loved,loved it. I especially liked the rural Goleta area. Maybe a move in 4 years when the youngest goes to college?? It's good to be home though, in our critter-free bed.
Gorgeous weather and we had a fantastic trip except for one nightmarish stay. We stayed overnight at a "luxury" hotel in Morro Bay. No negatives posted about it on Expedia. We woke in the morning freaking out as we caught what we at first thought were 12 "tics" in our beds! Most of the little ones were engorged with our blood! We packed in a big hurry and got out of there. Well, upon googling later I found that they were bedbugs...EEEWWW!!! My husband was able to catch some in a bottle and gave some to the manager. All they would do is give us 50% off the room. We are going to be contacting Expedia. Since then we've googled the hotel and found one posting of a family that had a similar situation but fled in the middle of the night.
So, I'm busy washing all our clothes and bags as they are adept hitchhikers. We're still feeling creepy and will probably not feel fully comfortable in hotels from now on!
Santa Barbara was gorgeous and we loved,loved it. I especially liked the rural Goleta area. Maybe a move in 4 years when the youngest goes to college?? It's good to be home though, in our critter-free bed.
