Santa Cruz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well here we are in Santa Cruz. There were some nice homes in this area leading to famous Santa Cruz pier. Many of the rides were not operating as their busy Summer season was over, but our kids didn’t care as they had fun playing in the Game Centre. They even roped us into having a few games.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trev found some “old” style games such as Pacman and Space Invaders (there will be quite a few among you who remember those first video games). Our kids had NO idea what Trev was talking about. Some of us had fun riding machines, others shooting targets and others still finding out what their “pretend” child would look like if they were matched!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Others had too much fun and forgot to let us know when they needed to go to the toilet! (Have you ever tried to “discreetly” clean up a mess without drawing attention to what you were doing!?) Try it sometime. It’s F-U-N (not!)  Mmmmmmmmmmmm!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We walked past the Volleyball on the beaches and onto the Pier. This was a lot busier (so I could just imagine it in Summer!) There was a lot of excitement out in the ocean as people spotted a whale. Some tried to get a closer look on their yachts and paddle boards.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We were content to watch from the jetty and have closer looks at the seals sunning themselves below. We had fish and chips on the Pier before heading back to the RV to find a camp ground for the night.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We stayed at Santa Cruz RV Park and met some lovely people just as we were leaving the next day. We had a good chat with Bob and Laurie and found they were very knowledgeable about California and what there is to see and do here. We were almost tempted to stay another night just to spend some more time with them, but alas, the road beckoned. (In other words we had already packed up and the kids were ready for the next leg of our journey).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We drove south and stopped at a place Bob and Laurie had mentioned, called Moss Landing. There was a wonderful fruit market there (and we bought about 7 bags full!) That would get us by for a day or two! We also sampled their yummy smoothies and with full bellies, then travelled onto Monteray, where we stopped for a while.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We travelled along a very scenic and beautiful coastline, until we came to a campground that sat atop a cliff and looked over a gorgeous view of the bay. It was Limekiln State Campsite, so very cheap. The only downside is that it’s first in, first served. We met a German guy who told us that this was a very popular site and hard to get into. (We must have been very lucky). The sites weren’t powered so we enjoyed the campfire in the evening (after going for a walk) and we played board games in the evening.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We left the “Great Spur” area and enjoyed lovely scenery on our way down the coast.

Our next blog brings new sights and experiences and more importantly new friends…………Until then……………