Ok I’m now in my cube between a morning’s induction and a quest for lunch. After lunch I’ll be taking back the car with satnav and picking up whatever my regular drive is going to be for my stay.

The office is GORGEOUS! I’ve taken a couple of pictures which I hope to get online sooner or later.

I invited Martin (German Neighbour) and family out for a meal but she looked terrified at the prospect so not sure how that’s going to go.

Just went into santa barbara to get lunch. The jet lag doesn’t seem to be bugging me too much yet: if I’d got into the condo last night and hadn’t had a two-hour delay getting the hire car then I think I’d likely be fine. It’ll probably be a different story come 5pm (1am). Downtown is great. Both downtown and the hills smell great - the hills are reminiscent of spain, I assume there are wild herbs around, and downtown smells of great food. I ended up getting a tortilla wrap, it being the most exotic thing I could find that I knew how to buy and eat. I guess the culture shock will wear off over the next few days and I’ll get the hang of it all.