Catching the train from Santa Barbara to San Diego was pretty easy.

We booked tickets on the Pacific Surfliner train online, and the next morning turned up at the station where our tickets were printed.

We were told that the train had racks for bikes, but if they were all full we'd be turned away and have to wait for the next train.

We spent the next 40 minutes wondering if we'd get on the train, but when it pulled up there were no problems. The conductor pointed us to the correct end of the carriage and showed us how to hang the bikes.

Sam took care of that while I carried the bags upstairs and put them in the special luggage rack.

We spent the next six hours reading and watching the ocean go past. It was another beautiful train journey - they sure know the best place to put a train route in the US!

We arrived in Down Town San Diego and rode up the Pacific Highway to Old Town, where we filled in some time before heading to the home of our hosts, Jamie and Adrian (more friends of Jenny and Mari).