Hollister Ranch

Once owned by the Hollister family - this collection of ranches hugs the raw desolate coastline north of Santa Barbara. We gained exclusive access and surfed amongst seals and thick kelp with views of arid bare mountains stretching as far as we could see. After an hour or so I couldn't feel my fingers or toes and was getting ice cream headaches ( not to mention shark paranoia ). We retired to a grassy knoll above the beach to an all American BBQ of burgers and Gram Cracker Smors.