Santa Cruz

We enjoyed a leisurely morning over breakfast and packing up our suitcases.  We enjoyed a nice sermon from R.C. Sproul that Ralph downloaded.

We arrived in Santa Cruz around noon.  We were able to check into our hotel right away and unload our suitcases.  We decided to go and see the Pier but found that it was too busy so we continued driving until we found a nice little park to stop and enjoy some lunch.  We made delicious sandwiches using the sour dough bread that we had bought yesterday in San Francisco.  It was amazing.  

After lunch was finished we drove to Moss Landing to see where we needed to go to catch the boat for our whale watching cruise.  Satisfied that we knew where to go and who to meet we headed for the beach.  Wow!!!  The waves were so high and the ocean was so rough.  We called it a very angry ocean.  It was really windy as well and quite cool but at the same time it felt so good to be there and enjoy the beautiful afternoon.

For dinner we went to Aptos Street BBQ.  We had live entertainment from a group called Chicken Slim Bone - which we thought was an unusual name.  They were really nice to listen too.  It was jazz music and reminded Ralph and I of a place that we had visited in Florida with Grace and John.  The food was delicious.

With all the fresh air, we are pretty tired so I suspect it will be an early night.