Santa Ynez (KIZA) to Santa Barbara (KSBA) - an interesting short hop in Southern California.

Moe and I flew to Southern California and I continue to expand my comfort zone with long-distance flying. Santa Barbara Airport (KSBA) was the final destination, but we stopped over at Santa Ynez (KIZA) as KSBA was showing a low IFR. 45 minutes later, with the cameras mounted and KSBA clearing up, we launched on this 19-mile cross country. A couple of quick lessons learned during the flight -

1. KSBA Tower does not like direct calls for Class Charlie entry. They sent us back to Santa Barbara Approach.
2. When referring to THE Freeway in this neck of the woods, Approach most likely means the US-101. Verbally confirming this with the controller is useful.
3. Great Controllers - they put up with our lack of familiarity with local procedures without a hint of annoyance and got us to our destination without issue. Thank you!

Hope you enjoy the flight!