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State street on Memorial day, Santa Barbara

State street on Memorial day, Santa Barbara

A piece of Santa Barbara's beauty

A piece of Santa Barbara's beauty

SANTA BARBARA. Summer time and the beach. I walked down state street with all its cute little shops until I arrived at the beach. It was a bit windy but still warm enough to lay down on the bright sand.

The sun is shining and I was walking around with my sunglasses. The night blindness is immediately present – as soon as I put on my sunglasses, it affects me as if there would be dusk and my tunnel vision gets worse. I need to be really careful what I'm doing and who's around. But I love wearing them so it's worth it for me to spend some more energy on watching out for obstacles. 

The more people around, the more difficult it gets of course. Same with my ears. To go into the water and lay down on the sand I almost always put off my hearing aids. I carry them in a little box in my bag so that they cannot be destroyed by sand or water.

Back on state street I entered a hat shop. As I came from sunny outside, it seemed to be totally dark inside. With my susceptibility to light, my eyes need to recover for at least 5 minutes until I'm able to see in a normal way within the new light situation. This can be really annoying as soon as I even have to sit down or just stay still for a while to not ran something over. The only thing I saw when I entered the shop was a "black wall" right in front of me. For minutes. 

Anyway, the shop was great and I bought a hat!