Santa Cruz

Jeff and I packed a picnic for the beach yesterday in Santa Cruz, about a 40mi drive south from San Jose. Because it is Memorial Day long weekend, the beach was very busy! It took us almost an hour to drive through the (small) city of Santa Cruz and find parking, before we made it to the pier. But when we finally found a comfortable spot on the beach to lounge, it was worth it!

In between eating snacks and napping, we took in the sites around us, which included a mini amusement park and beach volleyball. Also, the seagulls were particularly entertaining because there was one that was quite territorial over his food (garbage). I've always found seagulls overly aggressive and after watching Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" when I was 10 years old, I've even been scared of them. Jeff believes the fear is rooted in me not wanting to get pooed on (who does?) but it's beyond that... they have the power to peck out my eyeballs. Yuck! Sorry...

Anyway, in total contrast to the crazy seagulls, we saw chillaxin' sealions resting on the pier. The debate is up between who has a better life: sealions on this pier or sea turtles in Maui?

Me enjoying the beach
Photography by Jeff

The "Enemy"
Photography by Jeff

-ange xx