Local Organizations Host Family Beach Day as a Welcome to Her Arrival in Santa BarbaraÂ
On the afternoon of Saturday, September 4, a bright and breezy Goleta Beach saw the arrival of Margo Pellegrino, a 43-year-old outrigger canoe paddler who has been traveling along the Pacific Coast for more than two months. Pellegrino set out from Seattle in her 21-foot outrigger canoe on July 3, headed toward San Diego. The trip is a project of her Blue Frontier Campaign to call attention to the need for healthy oceans.
The trim and tan-skinned paddler showed up in a white tank top around 1:30 p.m. Along with her was June Barnard, Pellegrino’s friend from San Francisco who met her shortly before the Pacific Coast journey and traveled alongside her by truck every day to provide company and support … Details & Pictures