DAY TRIP IN AND AROUND CARPINTERIA AND AN AVOCADO FESTIVAL EVENT- VIA AMTRAK

LET'S TAKE THE TRAIN --- FROM SIMI TO CARP!
36TH ANNUAL CALIFORNIA AVOCADO FEST
Saturday - October 1, 2022
FESTIVAL ENTRANCE IS FREE!

Check out what we did in October of last year here:
www.meetup.com/hiking-plus/events/280453601/

TRAIN RIDE PRICES ON AMTRAK.COM ARE CURRENTLY:
$21 EACH WAY FROM SIM (Simi Valley) to CPN (Carpinteria)

Depart the Simi Valley station (SIM) at 10:07 AM and arrive in Carpinteria (CPN) at 11:20.
We can meet near the tracks in Simi Valley starting around 9:20 AM.

The AVOCADO FESTIVAL is happening in 2022!

The first photo attached represents out "approximate" path:

We'll start with a hike (actually an easy walk, no hiking shoes or poles needed) to Carpinteria Bluffs & Beach with its tide pools & tar pits, then trip around (and back & forth between) Islands Brewery, the Avocado Festival, Rincon Brewery & Giovani's Pizza, other great restaurants, etc. We'll let AMTRAK take us back to Simi Valley at the end of the day!

DON'T MISS YOUR RETURN TRIP:
Leaves Carpinteria Station (CPN) at 7:18 PM and arrives in Simi at 8:38.

ALTERNATIVELY: Drive yourself and meet at the Carpinteria station around 11:20AM, or look for your hiking friends on the beach-front trails, along Linden Ave, and nearby breweries.

AND: You may be able to book passage from other start locations, e.g. Chatsworth, Van Nuys, Ventura, (but Not Camarillo), etc...

Check out the AVOCADO FESTIVAL at: AVOFEST.COM, or on their Face Book page at "California Avocado Festival".

Please comment when you have purchased your train tickets!

Organizers - Please feel to Cross-Post!