Santa Cruz

KOA, Moss Landing, Monterey Bay, CA:  The marine layer gave us a break this morning.  It moved back out to sea pretty quickly.  Still cool though.  After lunch we drove up the coast to Santa Cruz and beyond.  The PCH went away from the coast until we reached Santa Cruz.  And the traffic around that city was terrible.  Once we got north of Santa Cruz we were back along the coast.  Drove north to about 40 miles from Half Moon Bay and then turned around because the temps dropped into the 50s and it started misting.  Drove back and when we got back to Santa Cruz we drove along the ocean on West Cliff Drive.  Pretty little harbor area and a nice beach.  Even though the temps were in the low 70s and the water was probably in the low 60s, there were people out there frolicking in the water, surfing and wind surfing.  These people are nuts.  Back to our little fishing village and relaxed the rest of the day.  We actually had a home cooked meal this evening—pork chops, mashed potatoes, and a vegetable.  Oh, and this weekend is the big event in LA they’re calling “carmageddon”.  This weekend they’re shutting down the 405 in both directions for several miles because they have to demolish a bridge or something.  They’ve been talking about it since we arrived in California.  Glad we won’t be there.  It’s a weekend people—STAY HOME!  Upper 60s today.

North of Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz Harbor Light