Trip to Santa Cruz

Sean decided that going to Santa Cruz for the day would be a great idea. Sean, his two co-workers, Seth and Mark, along with Ty and me set out yesterday to drive down to the Santa Cruz boardwalk. Along the way we stopped a little outside of Pescadero and checked out the view from the cliffs. We got to Santa Cruz and decided to stop at a local farmer's market. While there we received an awesome tip: stop by and have lunch at Emily's Good Things to Eat in town. And we did and the food was amazing! Here's the address in case your in the area.

Emily's Good Things to Eat
1129 Mission St Santa Cruz, CA 95060
http://www.emilysbakery.com/about_emily.html

Then we went down to the boardwalk area and spent the next 4 hours lounging around on the beach and sun bathing. We decided to drive downtown and check out what they had to offer. There was a lot of restaurants and cool shops. We went back to the boardwalk and had dinner at the end of the pier. While driving back Sean decided to be spontaneous and turned off the highway when he saw a sign for a Straw Maze.

It was so ridiculously fun! It was almost dark out when we got there. We heard from the owner that there were two girls still in the maze and they've been there for the last half hour. It normally takes people 20 minutes or so to navigate the maze. Sean and I got separated for a while and it was almost scary. We met up again in the second big room and also ran into Ty and Mark. Seth was probably done at this point. Anyways, we ran around some more and finally got out of the maze. Whew! Those poor girls had been there for over an hour at this point.

Arata Pumpkin Farm
185 Verde Rd.
Half Moon Bay, CA 94019
http://www.aratapumpkinfarm.com

Check out the Google Map aerial view. It's not the current maze, but it looks pretty cool. Make sure you are on the Satellite View.

We made it back to San Fran around 10 pm and the boys decided to go visit the local bar scene. That was when my day ended, but their's continued. I wish they wrote on here, but they are busy, I guess. Okay, that's it for now.

Our trip to Santa Cruz. Approximately 2 hours worth of driving.

Making our own paths.

This guy did it in his car...

We're doing it more eco-friendly. L to R: Mark, Seth, and Sean.

That's not dead fish, it's sea lions!

Sean walking to a new vantage point.

A beautiful view of the cliffs.

Sean and I taking a photo op.

Mark standing at the cliff's edge.

Sean looking northward.

Ty taking videos of the scenery.

Mark being adventurous and climbing down into a valley.

Time to head back into the car! Oh yea, the SpaceCase can fit a dead body or two.

A walk on the wild side.

So peaceful.

Mark and Sean having a talk about technology and string theories.

Ty's sun bathing.

I'm doing the same!

A picture of the pier.

Seth, Ty, and Sean posing for the camera.

A nice picture in front of the Boardwalk area.

Posing on the pier.

I like Seth's sunglasses. Sean's checking out the menu at the Dolphin.

Mark and Ty.

The boys from L to R: Mark, Sean, Seth, and Ty.

Sea lions! I love the little babies!

More pictures to be uploaded tomorrow!