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| In addition to the Monterey Bay
Aquarium, Cannery Row and Carmel Mission last weekend, another area of
the Central California Coast visited, was Capitola and the nearby Santa
Cruz Beach Boardwalk. We arrived fairly early in the quaint village of Capitola, with its Venetian multi-colored cottages, shops, and restaurants. The plan was to spend a little time soaking up a little morning sun on the beach, and then move north a few miles to Santa Cruz, when the Boardwalk woke up at Noon. Right away, I noticed an unusually high number of people on the beach. And yes – in the water! The surfers in one area numbered easily more than 50. And with their slick black wetsuits they looked like seals frolicking in the surf. Children were building forts out of driftwood accumulated on the beach. Dogs were leaping to catch a myriad of Frisbees, balls and sticks sailing through the air. But more noted were the hundreds of people all bundled up, and doing nothing but looking at the ocean. We soon discovered Santa was about to arrive, which explained the increased population and happy mood that prevailed. It wasn’t long out on the horizon we could see an outrigger with a bearded, red festooned character headed our way. After the grandkids managed a visit with Santa we headed to Santa Cruz – the land of roller coasters, carousels, arcades, salt water taffy and salty fresh air. (Photos taken Saturday November 28th
2009 - written by Myrl Jeffcoat - posted to ActiveRain Blog 12/6/2009 |