We hit the road for a family mini vacay in Santa Cruz!
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| Staycation bound |
Awesome blown glass jellyfish chandelier - I think I need this in our living room.
Enjoying the salty sea air along the lovely Capitola Esplanade.
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| Brothers |
After a yummy dinner at Thai Basil, we headed to
Gayle's for dessert, for choices aplenty!
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| Too many choices |
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| Window shopping |
After much deliberation we settled on carrot cake, strawberry fruit tart, chocolate chip cookie and a slice of salted caramel chocolate cake. So decadent!
On Saturday we started our day at the Aptos Farmer's Market, which was voted California's Best Farmer's Market in 2011 and 2012. Not only is the selection of produce plentiful, but you can also get specialty items such as homemade organic stock, fresh sauerkraut, grass-fed beef, sustainable seafood and unique flowers.
After the farmer's market we headed to
Wilder Ranch State Park for the Harvest Days Festival. We weren't sure what to expect and it turned out to be a demo of old American fall harvest days. Cruz had a fun time making chicken feed and apple cider the old -fashioned way! Lucas' favorite activity was a draft horse-pulled wagon ride. It's always interesting to see how Cruz reacts when we explain that's how people used to live and work- such a far cry from his current high tech world!
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| Grinding down apples for juice |
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| Choosing a dried corn cob |
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| Running the cob through to remove the kernels |
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| Cup of kernels |
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| Grinding down the kernels for chicken feed |
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| Using elbow grease! |
Our last activity of the day was good ol' bike riding along West Cliff Drive in Santa Cruz. The weather was gorgeous and the sweeping landscape of sand and sea breathtaking.
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| Biker boys |
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| Fall in California |
Tomorrow we'll take the boys to Roaring Camp Railroad for a steam engine ride through the redwoods!
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