which is one of three in Carpinteria...
The entrance faces the tracks. Don't go in the alley like we did, ha ha.
Lots of great choices. Bert chose the flight of five. If you look closely at (or enlarge) the photo with the napkin, you can see what he chose. My favorites were the Tropical lager and the Starry Night stout. Bert liked the Jubilee, the Scotch ale. He did not care for the Avocado honey ale, which I liked because it was so light. I think we had a good cross section of flavors.
Cheers!
Food isn't served here like at Rincon Brewery, hence our lunch earlier at Tacos don Roge. Folks here were very friendly. Lots of locals enjoying themselves.
Along Linden St., we browsed the many shops along the way. I bought TC a mermaid tile as well as several purple cowrie shells at Tidepools. This was a very cute ocean themed store which had handmade jewelry, cards, and other lovely gifts. The ladies working here were really nice; they also had the most mellow dog ever, a beautiful yellow lab.
This day also happened to be the Farmer's Market along Linden Ave. It wasn't overly crowded and again, since it was overcast, the weather was mild as well. There were so many stand with fresh fruits and vibrant vegetables.
On a clear day, you would be able to see the foothills in the distance.
We passed by Robitaille's once again. I picked up a few boxes of the Presidential mints. I got the multicolored box for us and a patriotic one for Cathy of mmm-yoso. We also picked up sour gummy worms for TC.
We made our way to the local history museum, which was free. There were two older docents there, a lady who we found out was Miss National City back in 1953; the other, a retired civil engineer who helped design the footpaths and the grading for the Franklin Trail! Wow! The "Miss National City" factoid came about when the lady found out we were from San Diego. She is now a widow and settled in Carpinteria. The gentleman had lived in Carp for the past thirty years choosing to retire here.
The only folks in the museum were us. Bert and the retired engineer had a good conversation about the Franklin Trail. It was such a treat to meet someone who helped develop it.
The museum had some really nice exhibits. I liked learning about the agricultural history of the town.
Tempted by this Mexican bakery...
Somewhere along Linden was a small courtyard with a few wood panels featuring art by local school children.
Island Brewing Company
5049 6th St.
Carpinteria, CA 93013
(805) 745-8272
www.islandbrewingcompany.com + reviews from you know where
Carpinteria Farmer's Market
800 block of Linden St.
www.sbfarmersmarket.org
Previous visit to Robitaille's:
April 2018 (but visit was really June 2017)
Carpinteria Valley Museum of History
956 Maple St.
(805) 684-3112
www.carpinteriahistoricalmuseum.org + the sparse TWO reviews from you know where
There was a local spot (not quite an "attraction") we wanted to check out before heading near the ocean, which would conclude with dinner...This was a short trip and we would be heading back to San Diego tomorrow...
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